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Ringfort - rath

Killeenbrack, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Killeenbrack, 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
Killeenbrack
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.47291, -7.58115
SMR number
WM024-105----

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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 low rise, on the ENE side of a hill, in rough pasture, with good views to SE and NW. Ringforts (WM024-104----/102----) lie c. 110m to NE and c. 160m to NW, respectively. Monument described in 1971 as an oval-shaped area (approx. dims. 48.3m N-S; 70m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank, fosse and external bank. A gap (Wth at top 4.5m; basal Wth 1.6m) at N may represent the entrance, although there is no definite trace of a causeway at this point. An old field wall and laneway running NNW-SSE extend across the E end of the site, where the perimeter has been removed from NE-E-ESE. The surviving bank is visible from ESE-S-W-N-NE and is low, yet steep and is almost reduced to a scarp, with several disturbance gaps. The remains of a wide shallow outer fosse is visible from WSW-W-N-NE. There are some large stones incorporated into the outer bank. A house site (WM024-105001-) and a possible house site are located within the E and W quadrants, respectively. Outline of monument clearly visible on oblique aerial photograph (CUCAP AOY079) taken 12/07/1966.

See attached plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

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

Date of upload: 21 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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