Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clare, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clare
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.46344, -7.64802
- SMR number
- WM024-134----
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 a low rise, in undulating pasture, with good views all directions. Monument described in the 1970s as a circular-shaped area (diam. 36m) enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and outer bank with causewayed entrance gap (Wth at top 4.1; Wth at base 1.8m) at E. A large stone on the S side of the entrance gap appears to have been set on edge originally but it is now leaning inwards. The internal face of the inner bank is faced in several places with large stones and there are several modern gaps. The wide, shallow fosse is visible from SSE-W-N-E. The slight outer bank is visible from W-NW and is poorly preserved at E. The interior has a gentle rise towards the centre with rock outcrops in several places. There are no internal features visible.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 27 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.