Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Creaghduff, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creaghduff
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Coordinates
- 53.45321, -7.93100
- SMR number
- WM022-038----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 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 gentle E-facing slope, in pasture with good views overlooking Coosan Lough to E and S. Partially levelled monument described in 1971 and 1976 as a subcircular-shaped area (40.5m N-S; 37.5m E-W) enclosed by traces of a low earthen bank from W-N-E-S, which has been incorporated into a field boundary from S-W. There is no definite trace of an eternal fosse. A modern stone wall has been built against the scarp from ESE-S-W. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a gentle WNW-facing slope and souterrain (WM022-038001-) is located within the W quadrant.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 17 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.