Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Loughanstown (corkaree By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughanstown (corkaree By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.58536, -7.35049
- SMR number
- WM012-115----
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
Situated on a slight natural rise in gently undulating grassland, with views restricted by surrounding hilly land. Ringfort (WM012-116----) 90m to S, and unclassified castle (WM012-114---)180m to SW. A raised circular shaped area (approx. diam. 25m NW-SE) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is poorly preserved, the fosse is narrow and shallow and best preserved at SW and the low broad outer counterscarp bank is visible from SSW-W-NNE. There is a possible entrance gap (Wth 2.9m) and causeway across the fosse (Wth. 2.4m; H 0.3m) at S. The interior slopes slightly to the S.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 19 February 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.