Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Bryanstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bryanstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.50125, -7.45866
- SMR number
- WM025-017----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 low rise, in pasture, with good views to SE, S and SW. Monument described as a sub-circular-shaped area (dims. 23m NE-SW) defined by a scarp, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The scarp is low from NW-N-E-S and is steep from SW-W. The exterior of the scarp has been quarried from S-SW. A wide, low inner bank is visible at W. The shallow intervening fosse and low outer bank are visible at W. The interior has a S-facing slope. A field fence running NE-SW traverses the monument. Outline of levelled monument barely visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 05 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.