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Settlement deserted - medieval

Battstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Settlement deserted - medieval, Battstown, 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
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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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 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

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

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