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Rathconnell, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathconnell
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.54273, -7.29301
- SMR number
- WM019-041003-
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 pasture. Chamfered (Wth 0.18m) octagonal-shaped base (base Wth. 0.72m; Top Wth 0.45m; H 0.23m) with central hole (diam. 0.12m; D 0.23m) for column of medieval font now missing visible at W end of poorly preserved ruins of Rathconnell Church (WM019-041----) which stands in centre of graveyard (WM019-041001-). Castle site (WM019-040001-) lies c. 75m to NW with motte & bailey (WM019-040002-) c. 85m to NW.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 25 April 2019
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.