Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lalistown, County Westmeath, Ireland
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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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 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.