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Moated site

Johnstown (Moygoish By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Johnstown, 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
Johnstown (Moygoish By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.57484, -7.44934
SMR number
WM011-127----

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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 top of a prominent hill surrounded by gently undulating grassland overlooked by nearby hill to the E, with excellent views in all other directions. A raised sub-rectangular shaped area (approx. dims. 33m NW-SE; 20m N-S) enclosed by a well preserved earthen bank and shallow external fosse visible from N-SE. Small entrance gap through fosse and bank on the SE. The interior is sub-divided into two separate enclosures. The larger is sub-rectangular (approx. dims. 23m NW-SE-18m NE-SW) in shape, the smaller is at a lower level to the NW and is also rectilinear (dims. 14m NE-SW; 10m NW-SE) and seems to function as an annexe to the main enclosure. A low bank runs NE-SW across the interior of the main enclosure. A field fence running NNE-SSW intersects the perimeter of the monument from W to S. The trig[onometrical] station marking 380 ft. height as shown on the current OS 6-inch map is not visible on the ground.

See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 29 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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