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Ringfort - unclassified

Toberaquill, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - unclassified, Toberaquill, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Toberaquill
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.57605, -7.27302
SMR number
WM012-186----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on NNE facing slope e of a ridge in undulating grassland with a good views from NW-NE. The road which marks the townland boundary with Clonkill lies 30m to E. Depicted as a circular shaped enclosure on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map but not indicated on subsequent editions of the OS maps. This monument has been largely levelled. Remains consist of a circular shaped area (approx. diam. 31m NW-SE; 35m NE-SW; H 0.6m) defined by a scarp and enclosed by a wide, shallow fosse (Wth 4.4m; D 0.25m) that is only visible from ESE-S. A field fence running NE-SW intersects the S perimeter of the monument.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 12 March 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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