Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated 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
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.49305, -7.47149
- SMR number
- WM025-052----
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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 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut 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.