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Ringfort - rath

Kilgawny, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Kilgawny, 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
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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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 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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