Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - ringwork
Williamstown (briscoe),williamstown (rochford), County Westmeath, Ireland
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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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 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
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.