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
- 53.64481, -7.25126
- SMR number
- WM007-061----
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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 the shoulder of a hill in pasture-land with commanding views over the valley to SE. Small lake 80m to N. Ringfort (WM007-060---) 500m to N. Ringfort (WM007-064----) 450 to SE. A circular raised area (approx. diam. 29m E-W; 30m N-S) enclosed by a well preserved earthen bank, a steep fosse and outer bank. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) through the banks at E. The interior slopes gently from SW-NE. A post-1700 laneway running N-S intersected the site at W. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular ringfort with laneway and farmhouse immediately to W with field boundaries radiating out from site at NNE and S.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 14 April 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.