Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killynan (pratt), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killynan (pratt)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.56525, -7.18697
- SMR number
- WM013-090----
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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 the W face of a slight natural rise in undulating grassland. Remains consist of a raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 42m NW-SE; 47m NE-SW) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and a wide, shallow external fosse. The bank has been reduced to a scarp from NE-SE. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running ENE-WSW across the interior. A field fence intersects the perimeter of the monument from WNW-NE.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 July 2018
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.