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Ringfort - rath

Ballinaspick Or Bishopstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballinaspick Or Bishopstown, 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
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----

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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, 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

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

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