Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Lackan, County Westmeath, Ireland
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----
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 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.