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Ringfort - rath

Windtown North, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Windtown North, 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
Windtown North
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Outlined
Coordinates
53.67156, -7.53746
SMR number
WM006-004----

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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 the NW side of a low rise in gently undulating pasture-land with extensive views to NW, N and NNE. Bog visible 550m to NNW. Ringfort (WM006-005---) 140m to NE, ringfort (WM006-006----) 140m to SSE, earthwork (WM005-001----) 200m to SW. A D-shaped (diam. 23m N-S; 25m E-W) area enclosed by a low earthen bank and external fosse visible only from ENE-E-S-SSW where it forms the present field boundary. Possible entrance gap at NW (Wth 1.3m). The enclosing bank has several disturbance gaps, and has been steepened from ENE-E-S-SSW where it forms part of a field boundary. The interior has vague traces of cultivation ridges which run NNW-SSE.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 23 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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