Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Balrath (Rathconrath By., Churchtown ED), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balrath (Rathconrath By., Churchtown ED)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.50519, -7.50522
- SMR number
- WM025-003002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with very wide views to E, S and W. In the S quadrant of ringfort (WM025-003----) is a very shallow circular-shaped depression (diam. 4.5m) which may represent vague traces of a hut site.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 03 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.