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Ringfort - rath

Lalistown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Lalistown, 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
Lalistown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.48263, -7.54970
SMR number
WM024-072----

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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 steep hillock with rock outcrop, in pasture with good views to E, S and W. Ringfort (WM024-073----) lies c. 175m to ESE. Monument described in 1971 and 1977 as a high steep-sided oval-shaped platform (overall dims. 27m NW-SE; 18m NE-SW) enclosed by a bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The inner bank of earth and stone is visible from W-N and has the remains of internal stone facing. It has been reduced to a scarp from N-E-S-W, where some outcrop is visible. A shallow intervening fosse is visible from SW-W-NNW. The outer bank is visible only at W, where it is very denuded. The original entrance is not recognisable. The top of the platform (diam. 13m) is very uneven and a slight flat-topped mound is located in the NW quadrant and appears to be a natural feature. A portion of the perimeter has been dug away at SW.

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

Date of upload: 13 August 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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