Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilmacnevan, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmacnevan
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.57209, -7.54175
- SMR number
- WM010-038----
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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 with good views to the SE, SW & NW. Ringfort (WM010-039----) 75m to E. No surface remains visible of monument which was levelled between 1972-3. Described in 1972 as a sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 23m N-S; 20m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank and slight external fosse. The bank is levelled at from S-SE, & from NNE-N. There is an entrance gap (Wth 3.8m) at SW. The interior slopes from NNW-SSE. At the centre of the monument, and occupying most of the interior is a rectangular house site (WM010-038001-). Four low banks extend from this house site at SW, NW, ENE & NE towards the perimeter. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011.
See attached sketch plan of monument drawn by ASI in 1972.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 9 June 2017
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.