Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynacor, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynacor
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.58390, -7.12797
- SMR number
- WM013-069----
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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 low natural rise on reclaimed grassland on the E side of the River Deel. The rise of ground is enclosed by a wide low earthen bank with external fosse. From SW-W the bank is reduced to a scarp, and from N-NE the perimeter consists of a natural slope. At the N side of the enclosure is a sub-circular shaped annexe (approx. diam. 30m) enclosed by an earthen bank, with a double bank and intervening fosse running through the interior, which also contains low stony mounds. Not depicted as an antiquity on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 13 July 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaque (present location)under 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.