Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Ushnagh Hill, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ushnagh Hill
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.48931, -7.56000
- SMR number
- WM024-062----
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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
There is no file in the ASI archives for this entry. Situated on the Hill of Ushnagh, 165m SE of St. Patrick's Bed (WM024-059----) and 90m WSW of possible ritual pond (WM024-064002-) known as 'Lough Lugh'. Poorly preserved roughly rectangular-shaped area (dims. c. 47m N-S x 65m E-W) defined by a low bank best with external fosse best visible from NW-N-E, elsewhere the enclosing element has been levelled. A lot of stone outcrop is visible in SE quadrant of earthwork.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 16 August 2023
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - pondunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.