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Ringfort - rath

Monroe Or Johnstown (Nugent), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Monroe Or Johnstown (Nugent), 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
Monroe Or Johnstown (Nugent)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.57327, -7.44083
SMR number
WM011-129----

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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 at the base of W facing slope of a prominent hill in grassland with good views from S-W. Earthwork (WM011-136----) 70m to S. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 30m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by two substantial earthen banks and a wide deep fosse. The inner bank has several disturbance gaps, and both banks and fosse have been quarried way from SE-S. The stone and earth field fence which forms the townland boundary with Johnnstown curves around the monument from SW-W-N and has obscured the outer bank at this side. There is a possible entrance gap at SE, although it is partially removed by quarrying, and a causeway (Wth 7.5m; H 0.95m) across the fosse. Two fragmentary banks cross the interior from NNE-SSW & NW-SE which appear to be later. Some humps and hollows in the SW quadrant may represent a square shaped possible hut site (WM011-129001-).

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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