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Ringfort - rath

Ballynafearagh (Rathconrath By., Umna ED), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballynafearagh, 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
Ballynafearagh (Rathconrath By., Umna ED)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.45721, -7.68523
SMR number
WM023-077----

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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 very slight rise, in wet pasture with wide views to N, SW and W and overlooked by a rise to NE and E. Monument described in 1971 as a circular-shaped area (diam. 20m) enclosed by a bank, fosse and traces of an outer bank. The earthen bank is very low and there is a very shallow fosse visible from NE-E-S-W-NW. The fosse is infilled from NW-N-NE. The ground is uneven beyond the fosse and there are faint traces of a very low outer bank. The interior is has a gentle NE-facing slope and slight remains of old cultivation ridges running E-W.

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

Date of upload: 29 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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