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Settlement deserted - medieval

Kilmacahill, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Settlement deserted - medieval, Kilmacahill, 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
Kilmacahill
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hachured
Coordinates
53.63562, -7.53147
SMR number
WM006-039----

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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 limestone knoll. Religious House of the Franciscan order (WM006-038----) 140m to NW. Ringfort (WM006-040----) 230m to SE. A low artificially modified platform enclosed by an internal fosse and well preserved L-shaped earthen bank running from W-S-E (L approx. 60m) with a possible entrance gap at S. The interior slopes slightly from N-S. Outside the bank to the NW is a low rectangular earthwork (approx. diam. 12m N-S; 4m E-W) with some stone visible. This earthwork forms the S extent of an earthwork complex which extends for approx. 12 hectares. This earthwork complex which is visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011 may represent the remains of a deserted medieval settlement. The remains of what appears to be a sunken way or old river course runs NE from the E side of the nearby religious house (WM006-038----).

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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