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Ringfort - rath

Froghanstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Froghanstown, 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
Froghanstown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.62781, -7.28013
SMR number
WM007-096----

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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 in pasture-land on E facing slope of steeply rising ground. Bishops Lough 440m to NNE. Townland boundary with Ranahinch immediately to NW. Ringfort (WM007-100----) 240m to NE. Ringfort (WM007-094---) 375m to WSW. An oval shaped area (approx. diam. 28m NE-SW; 22m NW-SE) enclosed by three earth and stone banks with intervening fosses. Causewayed entrance gap at NE. Townland boundary intersects the monument from NW-N. Sub-rectangular shaped hut site (WM007-096001-) in centre of interior, second hut site (WM007-096002-) in annexe on NE side of ringfort.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 16 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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