Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Windtown North, County Westmeath, Ireland
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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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.