Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Jamestown (rathconrath By., Churchtown Ed), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Jamestown (rathconrath By., Churchtown Ed)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.49231, -7.47315
- SMR number
- WM025-051001-
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 ESE facing slope of a hillock, in undulating pasture, with good views to SW. In W quadrant of ringfort (WM025-051----) are the remains of a circular-shaped area (diam. 8.4m) defined by a very slight grass covered bank with no clear entrance visible. Possible remains of a hut site.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 10 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.