Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Hiskinstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Hiskinstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.57928, -7.14096
- SMR number
- WM013-096----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 low hillock with occasional rock outcrop in undulating grassland, with good views all around. Possible castle site (WM013-062---) lies 50m to E, a series of linear earthworks possibly represent a field system are visible to E and SE on aerial photographs. Present remains consist of a raised circular shaped area (approx. diam. 35m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by a well preserved earthen bank and slight external visible from N-SSE only. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.1m) at NE. The interior rises towards a level area at centre. This earthwork could be the remains of an Anglo-Norman ringwork with associated field system.
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
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Stone head (present location)under 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.