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
- 53.60676, -7.41972
- SMR number
- WM011-065----
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 rise in well drained pasture land with good views of the surrounding countryside. Ringfort (WM011-064----) 155m to N. The townland boundary with Heathland is 140m to NE. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 33m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by a very poorly preserved earthen bank and slight external fosse. The interior has a slight slope from W-E. A field fence running NE-SW intersects the monument at S.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 23 August 2017
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.