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Ringfort - rath

Jamestown (rathconrath By., Churchtown Ed), County Westmeath, Ireland

The record

Townland
Jamestown (rathconrath By., Churchtown Ed)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.49231, -7.47315
SMR number
WM025-051----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 ESE-facing slope of a hillock, in undulating pasture, with good views to SW. Moated site (WM025-052----) lies c. 80m to NE. Monument described as a circular-shaped area (diam. 36m) enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone with external stone facing visible from W-N. A large upright slab is incorporated into the internal face of the bank at N. The entrance (Wth at top 3.8m; Wth at base 2m) is at SSE and a large stone forms part of its E side. The interior has a general ESE-facing slope with a house site (WM025-051001-) in the W quadrant. Outline of monument clearly visible on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AOZ007/008) taken 12/07/1966.

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

Date of upload: 10 September 2019

References

CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com

Nearby in the register

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

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