Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Froghanstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
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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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 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Chapelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.