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Ringfort - rath

Taghboyne, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Taghboyne, 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
Taghboyne
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.48054, -7.52912
SMR number
WM025-041----

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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 low terrace on the NW facing slope of low hillock in gently undulating countryside with good views to SW and ESE. Taghboyne church (WM026-078001-), graveyard (WM026-078003-) and ecclesiastical enclosure (WM026-078001-) 220m to S. Ringfort (WM026-077----) 420m to SW. Large circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 33m N-S) enclosed by a low earth and stone bank that is intersected at E by a post-1700 field fence running roughly N-S. Gap (Wth 2m) in bank at SW appears to be modern gap but may represent the original entrance feature. The interior gently slopes from SE-NW with cultivation ridges running NE-SW across the monument. Cultivation ridges running roughly N-S are clearly visible in field to S.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 23 January 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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