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Ringfort - unclassified

Lackan, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - unclassified, Lackan, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Lackan
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.50653, -7.85182
SMR number
WM015-026----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in grassland with ringfort (WM015-022----) 140m to NE and Kilfaughny Castle (WM022-007----) 350m to WSW. Outline of oval-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 50m E-W; 37m N-S) defined by a scarp and external fosse with possible rectangular shaped annexe on NNE side visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 7 September 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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