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
- 53.63344, -7.36441
- SMR number
- WM007-068----
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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 in pasture-land on a small natural terrace on the NE face of a high ridge running NW-SE. Extensive views to the N towards Lough Derravaragh. Ringfort (WM007-070---) 160m to NE. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 20m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by a very poorly preserved earthen bank and slight outer fosse. The interior slopes from SW-NE, and has traces of cultivation ridges which run NE-SW.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 15 April 2017
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.