Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilpatrick (rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilpatrick (rathconrath By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.54067, -7.50615
- SMR number
- WM018-058----
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 in level pasture with marshy area to E. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped earthwork which is respected by a curvilinear field boundary from W-N. St. Patrick's Well (WM018-059----) lies c. 30m to NE. Circular-shaped earthwork depicted on an estate map of Sonna Demesne (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (018) ).
Monument described in 1983 as a large, circular-shaped area (diam. 30m) enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and a partially surviving outer bank. The earthen bank (int. H 0.5m) is substantial and well preserved, falling c. 2-3m deep into the fosse. The intervening fosse (Wth 1m) has been recut as a drain on the W side. There are traces of an outer earthen bank at W. The interior of the site is clear of vegetation and appears featureless. Monument is visible today as a circular-shaped tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 04 February 2019
References
NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (018) – National Library of Ireland, A map of lands at Sonna demense, Balroe, Cartron, Kildallan, Kilpatrick, Gaddrystown, Balleagney and Ballysallagh [Tuite] in the barony of Moygoish and County of Westmeath. Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown. Longfield Map Collection, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.