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Ringfort - rath

Ballyhoreen, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballyhoreen, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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