Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Johnstown (delvin By., Kilcummy Ed), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Johnstown (delvin By., Kilcummy Ed)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.64979, -7.17489
- SMR number
- WM008-058----
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 in grassland with Lough Adeel 890m to E. Ringfort (WM008-059----) 100m to E. A circular shaped area (approx. diam. 50m N-S; 45m E-W) enclosed by two poorly preserved earthen banks and intervening fosse. The inner bank has been levelled from W-N & the fosse has been almost completely infilled. The outer bank has been levelled from NE-SE-SW. The monument has been disturbed by several large quarry holes.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 20 April 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.