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Ringfort - rath

Lackan, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Lackan, 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
Lackan
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.63723, -7.43616
SMR number
WM006-035----

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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 low-lying marshy ground with stream marking townland boundary with Ballyharney immediately to W and NW. Ringfort (WM006-052----) 30m to SE. Bog 530m to NE. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and as 'Site of Fort' on the revised 1875 ed. OS 6-inch map. Monument partially levelled between these dates. Present remains consist of a slightly raised sub-circular area (diam. 28m N-S) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank, shallow fosse, poorly preserved external earthen bank at N and S only with external fosse (Wth 3m) visible from N-E-S-SW. The slightly raised interior has slight traces of cultivation ridges. At SE there is a rectangular-shaped area or annexe (Wth c. 14m) defined by a shallow fosse. This annexe area is visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Modern drains intersect the site at N and W.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 31 January 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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