Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynacor, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynacor
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.58400, -7.10943
- SMR number
- WM013-071----
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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 ESE facing slope e of a high ridge in grassland, with good views to S. A circular shaped area (approx. diam. 30m N-S; 29m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and wide external fosse. The bank is visible from W-N-E, and the fosse is visible from N-ESE. There is an entrance gap (Wth 1.2m) at N. A possible hut site (WM013-071001-) at the centre of the interior is visible as a rectangular shaped platform. A 20th century field fence running WSW-ENE cuts across the monument S of centre. The enclosing element of the monument to the S of the field fence has been reduced to a scarp.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 13 July 2018
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.