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
- 53.45059, -7.58836
- SMR number
- WM024-157----
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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 rise of rock outcrop, in gently undulating rough pasture, with wide views in all directions, except to E. Monument described in 1971 as an oval-shaped area enclosed by a bank and external fosse with a gap (Wth at top 4.3m; basal Wth 1.6m) at E which probably represents the entrance. The bank is high and steep on the exterior, although is almost reduced to a scarp. The bank and scarp have several slight modern disturbance depressions. Large stones have been set against the base of the scarp in relatively modern times from NNE-ENE and at ESE. The slight fosse is best preserved from SW-W and is almost completely filled up from W-N-E-S-SW. The interior rises slightly from the perimeter towards the centre and is strewn with loose stone. An intermittent line of large stones is visible running NE-SW across the centre and is of unknown significance.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 28 August 2019
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.