Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carn (rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carn (rathconrath By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.47167, -7.55190
- SMR number
- WM024-121----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 top of a steep rocky knoll, in pasture. Monument described in 1970s as a circular-shaped area (diam. 22m) enclosed by a high earth and stone bank (int. H 0.5-0.75m) with evidence of internal stone facing with a possible entrance gap (Wth at top 4.9m; basal Wth 1.3m) at SE. The interior rises slightly from the perimeter towards the centre and there are no visible features of significance. A modern stone wall encloses the base of the knoll and there are radial banks between the wall and the base of the bank which appear to be relatively modern.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 27 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.