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Military camp

Ballymore, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Military camp, Ballymore, 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
Ballymore
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.49177, -7.67426
SMR number
WM024-032----

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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

Site of military camp belonging to the Williamite forces is indicated as a circular enclosure on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map but not indicated on the 1910 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is indicated as 'Site of English Camp' on the OS Fair plan of 1837 where it is indicated as a circular enclosure. The site of this camp was recorded in 1981 when it recorded that 'The area indicated is in a field to the E of the village of Ballymore, in fairly level land. There are no indications of earthworks or any fortifications in the area. There is a second site marked as 'site of English camp' from the fair plans a short distance to the NW on the shoulder of a ridge to the W of Belmore Place-a large house. There are no indications of fortifications at this site either' (SMR File). The 17th century bastioned fort (WM024-004001-) of the Jacobite army is 560m to the northeast and the medieval church and graveyard (WM024-005----/005001-) are 285m to the northeast. The village of Ballymore (WM024-179----) is 500m to the E and the castle (WM024-182----) or Plary Monastery (WM024-034----) are 435m to the SE.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 11 November 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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