Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tober, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tober
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.63553, -7.37194
- SMR number
- WM007-066----
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 the N face of a high hill with wide views from W-N-E. Ringfort (WM007-067---) 250m to SW. A sub-circular-shaped area enclosed by a well preserved earth and stone bank (H 1m), a wide fosse and a poorly preserved outer bank. There is an entrance gap at N. The interior slopes towards the centre, and contains mature oak and chestnut trees as well as several tree stumps.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.