Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lakingstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lakingstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.57785, -7.56648
- SMR number
- WM010-032----
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 on a slight natural rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland. A circular shaped area (approx. diam. 25m NW-SE) enclosed by a very poorly preserved earth and stone bank with possible entrance gap (Wth 3.1m) at S. An outer bank at E appears to be a later feature. A possible circular hut site (WM010-032001-) is visible in the W quadrant of the interior.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 9 June 2017
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.