Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Noughaval, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Noughaval
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.52937, -7.77485
- SMR number
- WM016-008----
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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 forestry plantation on a slight natural rise of ground surrounded by wet poorly drained land. Ringfort (WM016-009----) lies 260m to E. A large sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 44m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by a very slight earthen bank with vague traces of an external fosse. The bank has several disturbance gaps but no clear entrance feature visible.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 10 September 20
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.