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Ringfort - rath

Gillardstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Gillardstown, 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
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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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 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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