Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gillardstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gillardstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.65133, -7.27550
- SMR number
- WM007-036----
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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 a steep prominent hill in pasture-land with good views of surrounding countryside. Ringfort (WM007-058----) 50m to SE. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. dims. 48m N-S; 57m E-W) enclosed by a well preserved earthen bank (max. H 1.5m) and slight fosse, both of which have several small disturbance gaps. The interior slopes from ENE-WSW, and has traces of cultivation ridges running NW-SE. In the NE quadrant of the interior there is an oval round-topped mound (max. H 1.5m), which appears to be the remains of an OS trigonometrical station measuring the height 408ft as depicted on the 1911 ed. OS 6-inch map.
See attached section of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI in 1975.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 12 April 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 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.