Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dysart (moyashel & Magheradernon By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dysart (moyashel & Magheradernon By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.48222, -7.45131
- SMR number
- WM025-069----
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 a very slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM025-068----) lies c. 25m to SW. Monument described in 1971 as a small circular-shaped area (dims. 27m NE-SW; 26m NW-SE) enclosed by an earthen bank and external fosse with no clear entrance feature visible. The low, narrow bank is best preserved from W-N and is almost reduced to a scarp (approx. H 1.4m) from N-E-S-W. The bank and scarp have several slight disturbance gaps. The fosse is traceable only from SSE-W-N and is obscured by a modern earth and stone field fence and drain running NW-SE which flanks the base of the scarp from NNE-NE-ENE. The interior has a gentle SE-facing slope and there are no features of significance within.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 11 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.