Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Monroe Or Johnstown (nugent), County Westmeath, Ireland
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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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 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.