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Ringfort - unclassified

Curraghbane, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - unclassified, Curraghbane, 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
Curraghbane
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.49055, -7.77769
SMR number
WM023-032----

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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 gentle NNE-facing slope, in pasture, with good views from W-N. Annotated 'Fort' on 1837 ed. OS Fair Plan Map. Levelled monument described in 1971 as an oval-shaped area (dims. 30m ENE-WSW; 19m NNW-SSE) defined by a light green band (Wth 2.5m) of vegetation which probably represents a backfilled fosse. The interior has a gentle NNE-facing slope and there is no visible trace of an entrance. Outlined of levelled monument is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.

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

Date of upload: 24 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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