Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Riverdale, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Riverdale
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Partially indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.50830, -7.05254
- SMR number
- WM021-013----
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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 fairly level pasture, with extensive views in all directions. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a subcircular-shaped earthwork. Levelled monument described in 1970 as a much disturbed roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 35m E-W; 33m N-S) enclosed by a low scarp that has been modified when incorporated into a modern field fence at SW. A field fence is visible at the base of the scarp from ESE-SSE. There is no visible trace of an external fosse or entrance feature. The interior has a gentle SW-facing slope and several slight depressions which are due to modern disturbance. Monument described in 1980 as completely levelled except for a slight rise of ground defined by vague traces of a low, scarp visible from N-E. Levelled monument is visible today as a faint roughly oval-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 10 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Burial1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.