Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockdrin (moyashel & Magheradernon By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockdrin (moyashel & Magheradernon By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56741, -7.31831
- SMR number
- WM012-175----
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 W facing slope of an undulating ridge in a plantation of trees on Knockdrin Demesne. A circular shaped area (approx. diam. 28m NW-SE) enclosed by an earthen bank and a well preserved external fosse. The bank and fosse have been levelled at E. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.4m) at SSW. The interior slopes gently to W.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 9 March 2018
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.