Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilgar, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgar
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.66936, -7.12461
- SMR number
- WM008-017----
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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 an elevated natural rise in gently undulating pasture-land, with excellent views to NW & SE. Earthwork (WM008-018----) 270m to SE. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 25m N-S; 20m E-W) enclosed by a well preserved earthen bank and slight external fosse. The entrance at NE is represented by a gap (Wth 2.5m) and causeway (Wth 3.2m; H 0.25m) across the fosse. The interior rises towards the centre. Outside the fosse at NE is a poorly preserved earthen C-shaped bank, which forms an annexe on this side.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 19 April 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.