Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Downs, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Downs
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.58630, -7.25279
- SMR number
- WM012-161----
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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 the summit of a high ridge in undulating grassland, with commanding views in all directions. A raised oval shaped area (approx. diam. 39m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks, an intervening fosse and an outer fosse. There is a wide berm (Wth approx. 8m) between the inner fosse and outer bank. There is an entrance gap (approx. Wth 2.5m) in the inner and outer banks at E and a causeway across both the inner and outer fosse at E. The grass covered wall footings of a rectangular house site (WM012-161001-) are visible in the centre of the interior. A second possible hut site (WM012-161002-) is visible along the inside of the bank in NNE quadrant.
See attached plan 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.