Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilpatrick (rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilpatrick (rathconrath By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.54434, -7.49567
- SMR number
- WM018-064----
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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 on a natural ridge in good pasture. Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or the 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Possible ringfort depicted as a dotted circle on 18th century estate map (NLI, MS 21 F 48 (18) ). Levelled monument described in 1983 as no surface remains visible. Levelled monument is not visible on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 05 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
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.