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Ringfort - rath

Kilmacnevan, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Kilmacnevan, 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
Kilmacnevan
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Outlined
Coordinates
53.56702, -7.53726
SMR number
WM011-113----

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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 surrounded by gently undulating grassland. Kilmacnevan House 200m to N. Ringfort (WM011-114----) 50m to SSE. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 25m NW-SE; 25m NE-SW) enclosed by a low earthen bank revetted externally with a drystone wall and a slight outer fosse. The interior slopes towards the perimeter at ESE & WNW and is almost completely overgrown. In the ESE quadrant there is a linear earth and stone bank, some of which are large flag-stones (L 7.2m; H 0.5m). It is possible that this was originally a ringfort that was re-used as a tree ring in the post-1700 period.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 28 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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