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Ringfort - rath

Sheepstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Sheepstown, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Sheepstown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.64302, -7.11404
SMR number
WM008-069----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 a prominent natural rise in undulating grassland with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM008-068----) 70m to NW. A slightly raised circular shaped area (diam. 29m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks and intervening fosse. The outer bank is only visible at N & W. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.2m) at SE. The interior rises slightly towards the centre. There is a possible hut site visible as a slight depression to the S of the centre of the interior. The ground immediately outside the monument has been disturbed by quarrying. The 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map depicts a post-1700 lime-kiln built into SSE perimeter of the ringfort.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 24 April 2017

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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