Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
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
- 53.54203, -7.29642
- SMR number
- WM019-096----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on flat poorly drained land with ring-barrow (WM019-095----) 45m to W. Low outline of circular shaped mound (diam. 10m; H 0.2m) enclosed by fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.1m) with no evidence of an external bank.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 April 2019
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.