Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Jeffrystown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Jeffrystown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.59224, -7.21172
- SMR number
- WM013-041----
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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 a hillock overlooked by higher ground to SE and S, with good views from NW-NE. The stream which forms the townland boundary with Balreagh lies 110m to W. A raised oval shaped area (approx. diam. 46m NW-SE; 39m NE-SW) enclosed by a low fragmentary bank of earth and stone (H 1m) with a possible entrance gap (Wth 1.2m) at NE. The interior rises towards the centre. A post 1840 field bank running WNW-ESE intersects the perimeter of the monument from SE-SW.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 9 April 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.