Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockbody, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockbody
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.61319, -7.31340
- SMR number
- WM012-009----
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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 on S facing slope of a ridge running NW-SE in modern forestry plantation. Earthwork (WM012-008----) 120m to W. Lough Derravarragh 470m to E. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 28m N-S) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone ( max. H 1m) and a shallow external fosse with entrance gap at SE (Wth. 3.3m). The interior slopes sharply from NE-SW. Field banks running NE-SW intersect the perimeter of the monument at N and S. The site is now in inside an area of modern coniferous forestry.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 30 August 2017
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.