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Ringfort - rath

Davidstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Davidstown, 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
Davidstown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.55328, -7.51707
SMR number
WM018-012----

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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

Situated on a slight rise, in the W corner of relatively low-lying pasture, with a stream c. 16m to SW and 33m to NW, the latter marking townland boundary with Calliaghstown. A ringfort (WM018-011----) and souterrain (WM018-011001-) lie c. 250m to SW. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 25m NW-SE; 19m NE-SW). Annotated 'fort' on 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Not depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map.
Described in 1970 as a small, roughly triangular-shaped platform of earth and stone enclosed by a slight earthen bank on the SSW and NW sides and by a scarp on the NW side, which is faced with large stones. The site is overgrown with thorn trees and briars. Monument is visible today as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 11 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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