Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballyglass (rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass (rathconrath By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.53570, -7.53345
- SMR number
- WM018-087----
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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 slight rise, in gently rough, wet undulating and hilly pasture, with limited views of the surrounding landscape. Ringforts (WM018-086---- and WM018-088----) lie c. 150m to SSW and c. 165m to SE, respectively. No surface remains visible of possible enclosure which is is depicted on an 18th century estate map where it is depicted as circular shaped enclosure (NLI, MS 21 F 48 (26) ). 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 (26) - National Library of Ireland, A map of lands at Ballinbeg Rathconrath and Simonstown... in the barony of Rathconrath and County of Westmeath. Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown. Longfield Map Collection. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.