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Moated site

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

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, 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
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.48587, -7.49107
SMR number
WM025-054----

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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 ringfort (WM025-053----) lies c. 35m to W and an enclosure lies c. 145m to SE. Monument described in 1971 as a rectangular-shaped area enclosed by an inner earthen bank, an intervening fosse and an outer earthen bank. The inner bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.75m; Wth at top 0.3m; overall Wth 1.4m) is low, narrow, yet steep and has several small disturbance gaps. The fosse (Wth at top 2.4m; basal Wth 1.3m; D 0.45m) is narrow, shallow and flat-bottomed. The outer bank is slight and is visible along the N side with a short return along the E side. An outer bank is also present along the W side. A bank extends from the outer bank at the NW corner of the monument. There is no trace of a formal entrance and the interior has a S-facing slope. There are old field banks in the immediate vicinity which may be contemporary with this monument and the ringfort to W. Monument visible as a rectangular-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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