Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilgawny, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgawny
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.53373, -7.59027
- SMR number
- WM017-066----
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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 gentle NE facing slope of a natural rise, in pasture with good views to NW, NE and SE. Ringfort (WM017-065----) c. 180m to NW. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped enclosure, with field boundary running NW-SE extending from S. Annotated, ‘Condragh Fort’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Ringfort not depicted on the revised OS 6-inch map, however curving field boundary on this map at E preserves enclosing element of ringfort. Curving field boundary and faint outline of levelled bank visible as a cropmark from SE-W-N on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Described in 1971 as a levelled, roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 27m NE-SW; 26m NW-SE) enclosed by a modern wall from NNE-E-S and defined by a very slight rise in the ground surface from S-W-NNE, with traces of an external fosse at SW. N o entrance feature visible. The interior has a gentle NE-facing slope with no visible trace of any significant features.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 19 December 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.