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
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.60372, -7.41351
- SMR number
- WM011-067----
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 ridge now planted with forestry. Ringfort (WM011-066----) 165m to WSW. Ringfort (WM011-068----) 180m to SSW. A raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 20m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and slight external fosse. The bank is visible from NW-W & from E-SE and the fosse is only visible at NW. The interior rises towards the centre. Much of the monument has been levelled when it was planted with trees.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.