Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilfaughny, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilfaughny
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.50234, -7.85367
- SMR number
- WM022-008----
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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 low rise, on a NNW-facing slope, in pasture with good views to W, N, NE and W. Monument described in 1971 as a small subcircular-shaped area (dims. 29m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by a steep bank and external fosse. The bank is well preserved from ENE-E-S-W and is almost reduced to a scarp from W-NW-N. The slight remains of an external fosse are visible from ESE-S-W and is best preserved from S-W. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a gentle SSE-facing slope. There is a deep field drain outside the bank to E.
A Preservation Order was placed on this monument on 04/11/1983 (SMR file).
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 15 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.