Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Shinglis, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shinglis
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Coordinates
- 53.52800, -7.66967
- SMR number
- WM017-115----
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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 low natural hillock on the edge of wet marshy land which has been partially reclaimed. Post-medieval farmhouse located 70m to NE. Enclosure of post-medieval date which consists of a small circular shaped area (diam. 26m) enclosed by a narrow tree-lined earthen bank now mainly reduced to a scarp with external fosse. No entrance feature visible. Rectangular shaped tree-lined annexe or platform built onto W side of enclosure. This enclosure with annexe appears to be post-medieval in date due to profile and size of tree-lined earthen bank and may be associated with nearby farmhouse.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 August 2014
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.