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Ringfort - rath

Clondalever (Fore By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Clondalever, 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
Clondalever (Fore By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.60948, -7.21719
SMR number
WM013-004----

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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 steep SE facing slope of a high ridge running WNW-ESE, with good views from SSE-W. Ringfort (WM013-005---) 360m to E. An unusually large oval shaped area (approx. diam. 46m NE-SW) enclosed by two earth and stone banks and a shallow external fosse. The internal bank is substantial and is best preserved at N (max. H 2m). The fosse and outer bank are best preserved at S and W. The perimeter of the site has been quarried away in the SW quadrant. There is an entrance gap (Wth. 2m) in the inner bank at SE. The interior slopes steeply from NE-SW. Outline of rectangular house site (WM013-004001-) visible in E quadrant.

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

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 3 April 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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