Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Ranahinch, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ranahinch
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.62715, -7.28663
- SMR number
- WM007-094001-
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 E facing slope of rising ground with good views from N-E-SE, overlooked by hill to W. Grass-covered wall footings of a sub-circular shaped hut site (approx. dims. 6m NE-SW; 4m NW-SE) are visible in centre of ringfort (WM007-094----). The hut site is defined by a low earth and stone bank with evidence for internal stone facing.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 16 April 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Chapelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.