Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Culvin, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Culvin
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.67552, -7.49531
- SMR number
- WM006-078----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 poorly drained grassland with stream immediately to N and NE, Rath House 300m to WSW and Rath School 130m to NW. Ringfort (WM006-003----) 340m to W. The stream to N marks the townland boundary with Barradrum and the road to W marks the townland boundary with Rath. Outline of large circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 70m N-S) defined by a scarp and fosse which is partially waterlogged at SW, clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. The outline of this large enclosure is also visible on earlier OSI aerial photographs. Remains of a large enclosure that is too big to be classified as a ringfort. Drainage earthworks visible in field to S and W
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien with details kindly provided by Hugh Carey
Date of upload: 26 September 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.