Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardnagragh (digby), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardnagragh (digby)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.47590, -7.78671
- SMR number
- WM023-053----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 slight rise, in gently undulating and hilly pasture with good views to E, S, and SW. Bivallate ringfort described in 1971 and 1977 as an oval-shaped area (diam. 30m) enclosed by a steep bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. A modern wall running E-W crosses the N quadrant. The inner earth and stone bank is narrow and is almost reduced to a scarp with several modern disturbance gaps. A shallow intervening fosse is visible at N, S and SW. There are traces of a slight outer bank visible from S-WSW. A modern bank intersects the base of the inner bank at WSW. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior rises appreciably from the perimeter towards the centre where there is a wide shallow depression.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 25 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.