Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Settlement deserted - medieval
Battstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Battstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.59580, -7.16877
- SMR number
- WM013-029----
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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 undulating grassland. The stream which forms the townland boundary with Johnstown lies 50m to N. A series of earthworks, low banks and enclosures covering a large area (approx. 1.5 hectares) possibly represents the remains of a deserted medieval settlement. Four enclosures can be readily defined while at the N end of the site a wide area of low irregular banks & hummocks may represent the remains of disturbed house sites.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 4 April 2018
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.