Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Taghnafearagh, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Taghnafearagh
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.46625, -7.61223
- SMR number
- WM024-091----
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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 slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM024-090----) lies c. 150m to NW. Monument described in 1971 as a small circular-shaped area (dims. 26.7m N-S; 25.8m E-W) enclosed by a well preserved earthen bank and slight remains of an external fosse visible from SSW-W-N-SE. No entrance feature visible. A modern roadside wall which forms the townland boundary with Mosstown extends outside the bank from SE-S-SSW. The interior has a gentle ENE-facing slope and a boulder lies within the NW quadrant.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 21 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.