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House - indeterminate date

Moyvoughly, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 1st edition (1829–1842) covering the location of House - indeterminate date, Moyvoughly, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 1st edition (1829–1842), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Moyvoughly
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.45156, -7.71879
SMR number
WM023-078003-

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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 relatively low-lying, wet pasture, with good views of the surrounding landscape. Within the W half of ringfort (WM023-078001-) is a suboval-shaped house site (dims. 18.5m NW-SE) enclosed by a low bank which is reduced to a scarp in places and defaced by livestock. The bank is incorporated into the bank of the ringfort from SSW-W-NW. A gap (Wth at top 7.6m; basal Wth 3.5m) at SSE may represent an entrance. This house site appears to be a later feature as its slight fosse cuts through the fosse of the ringfort. There is a small disturbance depression on the exterior at SE. A Preservation Order was placed on this monument on 11/02/1975 (SMR file).

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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