Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Balleagny, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balleagny
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.53737, -7.47638
- SMR number
- WM018-072----
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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 top of a prominent hill, surrounded by gently undulating pasture with excellent views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped enclosure annotated 'Fort'. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a modified oval-shaped enclosure. Circular-shaped earthwork depicted on an estate map of Sonna Demesne (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (018) ).
Described in 1975 as an almost completely levelled monument consisting of a subcircular-shaped area (approx. diam. 29m) defined by faint traces of a levelled bank. There is no visible trace of a fosse. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a slight NW-facing slope and is disturbed by modern cultivation ridges. Faint outline of monument 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.