Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Bardanstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bardanstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.62054, -7.53583
- SMR number
- WM011-002----
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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 ENE face of a gentle natural rise on poorly drained grassland with Inny River 100m to E. Possible moated site (WM011-002---) 155m to NNW. A stream which marks the boundary with the townland of Rathclittagh is 10m to N. A square shaped area (approx. dims. 36m E-W) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and external fosse. The bank is best preserved on the SW side, and almost completely levelled at NW. The NE & SE sides appear to have been narrowed and steepened. The fosse has been filled in from W-N. Vague traces of broad cultivation ridges are visible running WNW-ESE across the interior. The interior of the monument slopes slightly from WSW-ESE, and has a saucer shaped depression at centre.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 12 June 2017
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.