Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Foxburrow, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Foxburrow
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.60147, -7.26109
- SMR number
- WM012-075----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
There is no paper file in the ASI archive for this monument. In grassland with Taghmon Castle (WM012-074----) 430m to W. St Munna's Church (WM012-076----) and graveyard (WM012-076001-) lies 300m to WSW. Depicted on the OSi 25-inch map as a large oval-shaped area (diam. c. 65m) defined by a scarp. Outline of degraded ringfort visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 16 August 2023
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.