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Barrow - ring-barrow

Farthingstown (Rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Farthingstown, 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
Farthingstown (Rathconrath By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.51699, -7.56166
SMR number
WM017-120----

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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

Outline of ring-barrow possible (overall diam. 48m) consisting of a small circular mound enclosed by an inner fosse, low bank, fosse and traces of an outer bank visible on Digital Globe aerial imagery. The monument is intersected at W by a field boundary which curves out forming part of the enclosing element of the possible barrow.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Edmond O'Donovan

Date of upload: 30 October 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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