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Ringfort - rath

Brittas (Moyashel & Magheradernon By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Brittas, 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
Brittas (Moyashel & Magheradernon By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Outlined
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.57008, -7.27486
SMR number
WM012-190----

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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 a hillock on S facing slope of a large undulating ridge in undulating grassland, with good views to SE to SW. Ringfort (WM012-192----)130m to SE. The road which marks the townland boundary with Loughagar More lies 40m to E. A raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 25m NE-SW) enclosed by a well preserved earth and stone bank and a wide external fosse. The bank is visible from NW-N-ENE and from S –WSW. The fosse is U-shaped and is visible from SW-N and in-filled elsewhere. Part of the SE quadrant of the monument has been quarried away. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running WNW-ESE across the interior, which slopes gradually to S and SW. A field fence running NW-SE intersects the perimeter of the site from NW-NE.

See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

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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