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Ringfort - rath

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

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Milltown, 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
Milltown (Rathconrath By., Churchtown ED)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.48574, -7.49222
SMR number
WM025-053----

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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. A moated site (WM025-054----) lies c. 35m to E and an enclosure (WM025-055----) lies c. 160m to SE. Monument described in 1971 as a large subcircular-shaped area enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank with entrance (Wth at top 7.2m; Wth at base 3.5m) and causeway (overall Wth 6.3m; Wth at top 2.4m; H 0.4m) at ENE. The inner earth and stone bank has an irregular outline and has several disturbance gaps. The wide, shallow fosse is best preserved from WSW-W-N-NE. The outer bank is visible from WSW-W-N-NE. The interior has a general SE-facing slope and rises slightly towards the centre. A low, short scarp (L 15m; H 1m) running NW-SE extends from the interior of the inner bank at NW. Monument visible as a substantial subcircular-shaped earthwork on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AYR023/024) taken 11/07/1969.

See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

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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