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Ringfort - rath

Ballynacarrow (Rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballynacarrow, 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
Ballynacarrow (Rathconrath By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.51726, -7.54382
SMR number
WM017-106----

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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 a slight rise, in gently undulating and hilly pasture, with good views to the SE. Depicted as a circular-shaped earthwork (approx. diam. 35m) on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Annotated 'fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan and depicted map as a circular earthwork defined by a bank and fosse with a small circular hut site (WM017-106001-) within the interior. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as slightly modified, roughly oval-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 35m NW-SE; 31m NE-SW). Upstanding monument described in 1967 as an 'Old house site. In a vegetable garden. Small sub-rectangular area left uncultivated. Suggestion of a slight bank, but only about 1’ [foot] high' (OPW Field report 26/09/1967). Described in 1971 as completely levelled, having no surface remains visible. A heavier growth of vegetation defining the perimeter of the monument suggests a roughly circular plan form. Faint outline of levelled monument is visible today as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 10 January 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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