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House - indeterminate date

Calliaghstown (Moygoish By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - indeterminate date, Calliaghstown, 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
Calliaghstown (Moygoish By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.56043, -7.52231
SMR number
WM018-002001-

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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

Levelled ringfort situated on SW-facing slope of a gently sloping hill, in pasture with good views to S, SW and W. A ringfort (WM017-003----) lies c. 80m to SE. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as a circular shaped enclosure (WM018-002-----) with a small circular feature outlined by a scarp at the centre, which may represent a house site. No surface remains visible of levelled square-shaped house site inside levelled ringfort. Upstanding monument described in 1966 as an 'old farmyard. Rather nondescript enclosure (43 paces across NW-SE) on ground falling to SW. Upper (NE) end is undefined but lower end (SW) is banked up (with small field stones, etc) to make a level space. Foundations of small approximately square building (9-10 paces each way) in the middle' (OPW Field Report 30/03/1966). Monument levelled between 1966 and 1970 when it was described as a completely levelled circular earthwork defined by a clayey band of differential growth which contrasts with the surrounding pasture and is likely to represent a backfilled fosse. Fragments of charcoal and bones are visible in the disturbed soil. Levelled monument is not visible today 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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