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Moated site

Jamestown (Rathconrath By., Churchtown ED), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Jamestown, 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
Jamestown (Rathconrath By., Churchtown ED)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.49305, -7.47149
SMR number
WM025-052----

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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 rise, in undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM025-051----) with hut site (WM025-051001-) lies c. 80m to SW. Monument described in as a roughly subrectangular-shaped area enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank with entrance (Wth at top 7.3m; Wth at base 4.3m) and causeway (overall Wth 5m; Wth at top 1.7m; H 0.6m) at E. he low inner bank has very gently curved sides and four definite corners. The fosse is flat-bottomed and the outer bank is very low and fragmentary. The fosse and outer bank are absent along the S portion of the E side. The interior has a general SE-facing slope and is cut by cultivation ridges running E-W. A field bank running N-S is incorporated into the outer bank at W and the fosse is much disturbed at this location. 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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