Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Bracknahevla, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bracknahevla
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.45173, -7.59396
- SMR number
- WM024-156----
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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 very slight rise, in gently undulating pasture. Monument described in 1971 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 35m) enclosed by a bank and external fosse with a gap (Wth at top 3.7m; basal Wth 1.1m) at SSE which probably represents the entrance. A second gap at NE appears to be relatively modern. The earth and stone bank is steep on the exterior, although is almost reduced to a scarp and has several slight disturbance gaps. There is a modern stone wall extending along the exterior of the scarp and covering the outer lip of the fosse from W-NNW. A modern earth and stone field fence is built against the foot of the scarp from S-W. The interior is divided into two almost equal parts by a modern stone wall running ENE-WSW. There is a complex of mounds and banks of earth and stone in the N quadrant which do not form any recognisable plan.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 28 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.