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Earthwork

Ringstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Ringstown, 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
Ringstown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.63258, -7.31781
SMR number
WM007-085----

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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 E shoreline of Lough Derravaragh, immediately W of the townland boundary with Streamstown, in the S corner of the townland of Ringstown. Depicted as a circular shaped earthwork (diam. c. 38m) on the 1st. ed. OSi 6-inch map, but not indicated on subsequent editions of the OSi historic maps. Faint outline of cropmark of circular-shaped earthwork visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.

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Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 21 November 2022

Nearby in the register

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

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