Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Sheepstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sheepstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.64400, -7.11502
- SMR number
- WM008-068----
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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 a natural rise in undulating countryside with good views in all directions. Stream marking townland boundary with Archerstown 240m to N. Ringfort (WM008-067---) 330m to ENE. Ringfort (WM008-069---) 70m to SE. A raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 34.5m N-S; 31.5m E-W) enclosed by two poorly preserved earthen banks and intervening wide shallow fosse. The inner bank (Wth 3m; H 0.35m) is best preserved from NW-N-NE. The fosse is best preserved at N & S, while the outer bank is only visible at S. An entrance gap (Wth 1.8m) and causeway (Wth 5m) across the fosse at SW. The interior rises towards the centre, with two vague low broad parallel banks running WNW-ESE in the S quadrant which could possibly represent the remains of a hut site.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 April 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.