Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Calliaghstown (rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Calliaghstown (rathconrath By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Partially outlined
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.52871, -7.73610
- SMR number
- WM016-015----
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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 a steep natural hillock surrounded by woodland overlooking the Tang River 30m to N. No monument or any antiquity is marked at this location on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map which shows a D-shaped woodland plantation in this area. Depicted on the 1914 ed. OS 6-inch map as a long narrow mound (approx. diam. 35m NW-SE; 7m NE-SW). An area of free of woodland plantation has been kept around this earthwork which is visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. No surface remains visible of monument which was located in a steep gravel hill parts of which have been quarried away.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 11 September 2018
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.