Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Curraghboy (rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraghboy (rathconrath By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.54151, -7.59199
- SMR number
- WM017-070----
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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 top of a small natural rise, in gently undulating pasture with good views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 33m NW-SE; 28m NE-SW). Annotated ‘fort’ on 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Not depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map.
Described in 1971 as a levelled ringfort, part of which was recently removed. At that time it was visible as a curvilinear cropmark (Wth 4m) from WSW-N-NNE showing differential growth, which probably represented the remains of a backfilled fosse. The interior has a SSE-facing slope. Faint outline of levelled ringfort visible on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 19 December 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.