Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Reynella, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Reynella
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.56761, -7.16736
- SMR number
- WM013-097----
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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 SW facing slope of a long ridge running NE-SW overlooking the S shoreline of Lough Reynella on the demesne lands of Reynella House located 410m to N. Present remains consist of a sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 24m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by a well preserved earth and stone bank (max. H 1m), with a wide external fosse. There is an entrance gap (Wth. 2.9m) and causeway (Wth. 2.75m; H 0.45m) across the fosse at NE. On the NE side of the ringfort there is a post-1700 ice house marked as a 'Cave' belonging to Reynella House. The site is now partially enclosed by a modern forestry plantation.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 July 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.