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Castle - ringwork

Williamstown (Briscoe),Williamstown (Rochford), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - ringwork, Williamstown (Briscoe), Williamstown (Rochford), 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
Williamstown (Briscoe),Williamstown (Rochford)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.58656, -7.15321
SMR number
WM013-058----

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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 prominent hillock, with commanding views in all directions. Medieval parish church of Killulagh (WM013-057---) which may have been built on an early Christian monastery founded by St. Lonán lies 325m to NE. Mound barrow (WM013-056----) 155m to NNW. A steam which forms the townland boundary lies 40m to the W and NW, and the field fence which forms the townland boundary with Williamstown intersects the E side of the site.
A raised circular shaped platform (approx. diam. 35m NE-SW at base; 19m NE-SW at top) with dished interior defined by an earth and stone bank, the base of the hill is enclosed by a shallow fosse with external earth and stone bank. The top of the platform/mound has a dished profile (approx. diam. 15m NE-SW) and is enclosed by a very poorly preserved earth and stone bank. There is a gap (Wth 1.9m) in the bank at NNE and a narrow path down the side of the embankment, possible livestock gap of recent origin. Classification of moument is uncertain, could be the remains of a platform ringfort or Anglo-Norman ringwork.

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

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 10 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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