Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilpatrick (corkaree By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilpatrick (corkaree By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.60535, -7.42534
- SMR number
- WM011-063----
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 terrace on the W facing slope of a high hill in grassland, with good views to the NW, SW & S. Earthwork (WM011-062---) 180m to SSW. A large oval-shaped area (approx. dims. 60m NW-SE x 38m NE-SW) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and a very slight external fosse. From NNW-N-E-SSE the perimeter of the site has been levelled. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running E-W across the interior of the monument.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 August 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.