Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Farthingstown (rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
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----
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
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 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.