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Castle - motte

Ballynacarrow (Rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - motte, Ballynacarrow, 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
Ballynacarrow (Rathconrath By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.50114, -7.53403
SMR number
WM025-001----

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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 hillslope, in undulating pasture, sheltered by higher ground to NE, E and SE and with a commanding view along the valley to N, S and W. Monument described as a circular-shaped flat-topped earthen mound (approx. diam. 15m) defined by a steep inner scarp, an intervening berm and an outer scarp. The inner scarp is not steep from SW-W, where it has been defaced and a modern fence running NW-SE intersects the base of the mound. An intervening berm (Wth 10-12m) encloses the base of the mound from W-N-E and which is cut across the SE sector by a later bank and trench running ENE-WSW. There is a low, steep outer scarp from W-N-E which is traceable from SSE-S-SSW. The top of the mound has the remains of a rectangular structure (WM025-001001-). There is no obvious trace a bailey, although there is a semi-circular scarp in the field adjacent to SW.

See attached profile of monument surveyed by the ASI.

Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.

Date of upload: 03 September 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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