Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Toorcoffey, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toorcoffey
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.47984, -7.56713
- SMR number
- WM024-071----
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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 small terrace, on the NE side of a high hill, in pasture with extensive views to N and SE. Townland boundary with Killarechurch and Carn located immediately to S. Levelled monument described in 1971 as no surface remains visible. Outline of levelled enclosure (approx. diam. 26m) visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Outline of upstanding monument clearly visible on oblique aerial photographS (CUCAP AOY076/077) taken 12/07/1966.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 13 August 2019
References
CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.