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Concentric enclosure

Carrigagh, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Concentric enclosure, Carrigagh, 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
Carrigagh
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.63143, -7.54980
SMR number
WM005-014----

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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 low natural rise surrounded by relatively low-lying gently undulating poorly drained land with good views to the ESE, S and SSW. A circular area (diam. 33m) enclosed by a wide low earthen bank levelled at N and S, and a flat slightly concave berm (Wth 9m) defined by a low earthen bank best preserved from S to W, with an external fosse visible from NE-E. The interior is fairly even and featureless. Total overall diameter of the monument measures approx. 70m. From SSE-S an old laneway depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map skirts the perimeter of the monument. A field boundary running NE-SW transects the perimeter of the site at S. The presence of the encircling slightly concave berm is unusual and suggests that this monument may be classified as a concentric enclosure. Alternatively the surface of the berm is slightly concave and could be the remains of an inner fosse which would suggest a henge-type or large barrow-type monument.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 19 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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