Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ranaghan, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ranaghan
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.64018, -7.22728
- SMR number
- WM008-055----
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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 NW facing slope of rising ground on the highest point of a steep irregular ridge surrounded by undulating grass-land, with excellent views in all directions. Moated site (WM008-053----) 550m to NW. A raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. dims. 35m NW-SE; 29m NE-SW) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank has been quarried away at NW & SSW. The fosse & outer bank are visible from S-W and from NW-NNE. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running across the interior from NNE-SSW.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 20 April 2017
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Moated 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.