Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Mosstown Demesne, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mosstown Demesne
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.46575, -7.60839
- SMR number
- WM024-110----
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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
Ringfort annotated 'Judge's Fort' on 1837 OS Fair Plan Map. Situated on flat elevated pasture with good views in all directions. On the demesne lands of Mosstown House located 120m to S. Circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 30m) enclosed by a well preserved high steep-sided wide earthen bank (int. H 2m; ext. H 3-3.5m) and poorly preserved external fosse with entrance gap at E. A post-1700 roofless building stands in centre of ringfort. Outline of ringfort clearly visible on oblique aerial photograph (CUCAP BDK033) taken 14/07/1970. Fragments of medieval cut stone from Mosstown Castle (WM024-147---) including a punch-dressed chamfered jambstone have been reused in the construction of the post-1700 building. This building with a wide flat-headed doorway in the centre of E gable was probably a farm building.
Compiled by: 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.