Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Graffanstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Graffanstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.57746, -7.12991
- SMR number
- WM013-101----
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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 W facing slope of a ridge in undulating grassland. Present remains consist of a circular shaped flat-topped earthen mound (top diam. 10.8m N-S x 13.2m E-W; H 1m) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 1.9m) with external low bank (Wth 2m; H 0.15m). The fosse and bank have been levelled from NE-SE.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 July 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.