Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinaspick Or Bishopstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinaspick Or Bishopstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.46369, -7.63139
- SMR number
- WM024-139----
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 gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM024-140----) lies c. 15m to SE, on the grounds of Bishopstown House. Monument described in the 1970s as a circular-shaped area (dims. 26.7m N-S; 22.4m E-W) enclosed by a bank and external fosse. The bank is almost reduced to a scarp and is set on a high natural rise from S-W-N. There are very slight remains of a fosse visible at E. The original entrance is not visible. The interior has an E-facing slope and is planted with conifers with rock outcrop in the S quadrant. Field boundaries abut the monument at WNW, NW, NE, SE and S. There is a modern concrete structure built at the base of the bank at S.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.