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Ringfort - rath

Riverdale, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Riverdale, 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
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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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)
  • 1799 · 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 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

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

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