Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyhoreen, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhoreen
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.58624, -7.49376
- SMR number
- WM011-091----
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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 natural rise and surrounded by low lying wet grassland with good views to the SW. The surrounding undulating land rises to the NE, E & SE. Grange Hall 120m to W. Earthwork (WM011-092----) 370m to E. Depicted as a circular-shaped enclosure on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and not indicated on 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 33m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and slight external fosse. The fosse is best preserved from E-S. The interior rises slightly towards the centre and has vague traces of cultivation ridges which run NE-SW. The perimeter is intersected by a field fence from S-W.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 August 2017
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 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.