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Ringfort - unclassified

Clonkeen (Kilkenny West By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - unclassified, Clonkeen, 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
Clonkeen (Kilkenny West By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hachured
Coordinates
53.53896, -7.80783
SMR number
WM016-003----

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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 on the S bank of the Inny River which marks the county boundary with Longford and the townland of Barnarcor. The Creggy River which marks the townland boundary with Clogher runs into the Inny River 60m to E of monument. Templeavally church (WM016-004----) and graveyard (WM016-004001-) lie 275m to S. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as a circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 25m E-W) delimited by 2 concentric lines, annotated on map as ‘fort’. No surface remains visible of monument which appears to have been damaged by heavy machinery carrying out drainage works on the Inny River. Parts of the monument may be partially covered by spoil heaps from the drainage works.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 10 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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