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
- 53.52529, -7.67106
- SMR number
- WM017-116----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 atop low rise of ground in area of wet marshy land that has been planted with conifer trees. Large rectangular shaped area (dims. 75m NW-SE; 100m NE-SW) enclosed by a low narrow earthen bank with narrow external fosse. No entrance feature visible. Small rectangular shaped field of post-medieval date due to profile and size of enclosing bank.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 August 2014
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.