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Ringfort - unclassified

Clonickilvant, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - unclassified, Clonickilvant, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Clonickilvant
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.53755, -7.18542
SMR number
WM020-041----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Annotated ‘Fort’ and depicted on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork (dims. 56m NE-SW; 43m NW-SE). Monument described in 1970 as no surface remains visible of enclosing element with possible remains of house site (WM020-041001-) in centre of levelled enclosure. The curving section of upstanding field boundary running ENE-WSW possibly represents the remains of the enclosing scarp (approx. H 1.5m) on N side of the 'fort'. Levelled monument is not visible on Digital Globe aerial photography.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 04 July 2019

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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