Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Ballynacroghy Or Gallowstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynacroghy Or Gallowstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.58803, -7.49808
- SMR number
- WM011-086----
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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 SSE facing slope of a low rise surrounded by lowlying rushy wet grassland with good views to the SW & W. Ringfort (WM011-085----) 20m to NW. Townland boundary with Ballyhoreen 5m to S. A small rectangular shaped area (dims. 11m N-S; 13.5m E-W) enclosed by a low earthen bank and a slight external fosse. The bank is best preserved from NE-SW, while the external fosse is best preserved along the NW side of the monument.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 August 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.