Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lackan, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackan
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.63671, -7.43517
- SMR number
- WM006-052----
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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 low-lying poorly drained marshy ground overlooked by high ridge to E. Ringfort(WM006-035----) 30m to NW. Bog 530m to NE. A sub-circular area (approx. diam. 22m NW-SE; 29m NW-SE) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank, fosse, outer bank and external fosse. Radial ditches cross the outer fosse at W, NE, N & NNE. The interior has two low mounds (like inverted saucers) and traces of cultivation ridges which run NE-SW. A linear depression, possibly a drain crosses the interior from NW-SE. Unusual siting for a ringfort, and its morphological features suggest that this may be something other than a ringfort. The marshy terrain may suggest that this is some form of barrow type monument.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 1 February 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.