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Hut site

Ballygarvey, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, Ballygarvey, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballygarvey
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.62988, -7.56088
SMR number
WM005-012----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a slight natural rise surrounded by marshy land which is liable to flooding. Bog land 465m to the S, stream marking boundary with Longford County 260m to W. Ringfort (WM005-011----) 45m to NNE, ringfort (WM005-013---) 200m to E, ringfort (WM005-015----) 100m to S. Depicted as a small circular-shaped earthwork on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Annotated as 'Moat' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. No surface remains visible. Described in 1972 as a small circular-shaped area (approx. diam. c. 7m) defined by a grass covered earth and stone bank with internal stone facing standing one course high, with faint traces of an external fosse. A gap (Wth 2.1m) at NE represents the entrance, which opens towards the nearby ringfort (WM005-011---). A field report from 1978 describes this as having been ‘recently destroyed by bulldozing’ (ASI Field Report).

Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 20 December 2016

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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