Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Killynan (pratt), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killynan (pratt)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.55987, -7.21087
- SMR number
- WM020-004----
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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 undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped enclosure and depicted on the 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a semi-circular-shaped earthwork (approx. diam. 27m). Levelled monument described in 1970 as a roughly semi-circular shaped area defined by traces of a low broad, very smooth scarp-like feature (max. H 1.2m) visible from W-N-NE. Monument is not clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 05 June 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.