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Ringfort - rath

Kilfaughny, County Westmeath, Ireland

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

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

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