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Ringfort - rath

Farrancallin, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Farrancallin, 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
Farrancallin
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.59829, -7.28589
SMR number
WM012-071----

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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 gentle NE slope in grassland. The land rises gently from the site to S-SW and W, with good views in other directions. Ringfort (WM012-069----) 200m to WNW. A raised circular shaped area (approx. diam. 35m N-S; 34m EW) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a slight external fosse. The bank is best preserved from S-W-WNW, and reduced to a scarp elsewhere. The interior has a slight slope from SSW-NNE. There is a possible entrance at SE, where there is a slight depression (Wth 1.2m) in the scarp. Just outside this is a large possible quarry hole. A field fence running NNE-SSW intersects the perimeter of the monument at NNW.

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

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 15 February 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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