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
- 53.58418, -7.35063
- SMR number
- WM012-116----
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 E facing slope of a natural rise in undulating grassland, with views restricted by surrounding higher ground. Ringfort (WM012-115----) 90m to N, unclassified castle (WM012-114---)120m to W. A raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 31m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by well preserved earthen bank and external fosse. The bank is substantial from SW-W-N and is almost reduced to a scarp elsewhere. The fosse is best preserved from SSW-W-NNW. The interior slopes gradually to the E. Post 1700 field fences intersect the perimeter of the monument at NW and NE (CUCAP AVO061).
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
References
CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com
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.