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Ringfort - rath

Pearsonsbrook, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Pearsonsbrook, 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
Pearsonsbrook
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.47334, -7.84778
SMR number
WM022-034----

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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 the NNE side of a hilltop, in pasture with excellent views to NW, N and NE. Monument described in 1971 as a subrectangular-shaped area (approx. diam. 34m) enclosed by an earthen bank, a possible intervening fosse and an external bank. The inner bank is substantial and relatively well preserved. A modern field fence extends outside the inner bank from SW-W-NW. There is a possible intervening fosse currently visible from N-E and the remainder of the area between the two banks is obscured by dense overgrowth. There is a slight outer bank from N-E and outside this is a modern field bank, also from N-E. The perimeter and a portion of the interior have been quarried away from E-SE-SSE. The entrance may have been at the E end of the quarry where there is a possible causeway (Wth at top 1.1m; overall Wth 5.7m; H 1.3m). The interior has a gentle S-facing slope and a possible souterrain (WM022-034001-) within.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 16 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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