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Ringfort - rath

Rathcore, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rathcore, 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
Rathcore
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Partially indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hachured
Coordinates
53.47463, -7.49779
SMR number
WM025-094----

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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 slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with extensive views to SE. Monument described as a much disturbed roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 34m E-W) enclosed by a low, earth and stone bank visible from E-S-WSW with dry-stone facing on the exterior from ESE-E. The bank has small gaps and several slight depressions. The monument has been much disturbed by quarrying activity from W-N-NE and the resultant Z-shaped scarp has been faced with drystone masonry. There are possible traces of a shallow external fosse and a low outer bank from SSE-S-SW. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a general ENE-facing slope and there is a subrectangular-shaped depression in the NE quadrant. The W and N quadrants and the centre have been dug out to facilitate an old farmyard. A field boundary abuts the monument at ESE.

Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.

Date of upload: 23 September 2019

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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