Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Whinning, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Whinning
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.49327, -7.91648
- SMR number
- WM022-002----
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in grassland on gentle SE facing slope with good views in all directions. Portlick Bay 260m to N, Portlick Castle (WM022-045----) 310m to NNE, church (WM022-014002-), graveyard (WM022-014----) with motte and bailey castle (WM022-015----) all built on site of Early Christian monastery (WM022-014001-) 400m to SE, Rinardoo Bay 270m to S.
Present remains consist of a sub-circular shaped area (diam. 47m) defined by a low earthen bank mainly reduced to a scarp with remains of a very shallow fosse best visible at SE. The interior slopes gently from WNW-ESE.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 16 April 2018
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.