Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Monkstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monkstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.58403, -7.26529
- SMR number
- WM012-157----
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 prominent rise in gently undulating grassland, with views restricted by surrounding land. The road which marks the townland boundary with Clonkill lies 80m to S. Ringfort (WM012-155----) lies 220m to NW, and earthwork (WM012-158---) lies 200m to NE. A raised sub-circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 31m NW-SE; 26m NE-SW) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a shallow external fosse best preserved from E-S-W, but visible all the way round. There is an entrance gap (Wth 1.2m) and causeway across the fosse at E. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running NNW-SSE across the interior, which slopes slightly to SE.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 8 March 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.