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
- 53.47692, -7.45313
- SMR number
- WM025-103----
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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 N-facing slope of a gentle rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Ringforts (WM025-104----/-102----) lie c. 25m to SE and c. 200m to NW, respectively. Monument described as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork enclosed by a bank and an outer fosse, a gap (Wth at top 4.2m; basal Wth 1.8m) at ESE may represent the entrance. There is a slight causeway (Wth at top 2m; overall Wth 4.8m; H 0.3m) outside it, which is lower than the top of the fosse and may only be displacement of the bank material from the gap. The earthen bank is substantial and is almost reduced to a scarp (H 1-1.25m) where it has been levelled out from NW-N-NNE. There are the remains of an outer fosse visible from NNE-E-S-W-NW which has a very sharp profile and may be a residual effect from the possible steepening of the bank exterior. Modern fences intersect the exterior of the ringfort bank at S and NW. A The interior has a gentle NNW-facing slope and a broad subrectangular-shaped depression (max. L 10.7m; max. Wth 4m; approx. D 0.2m) immediately inside the bank at WSW and a broad curvilinear depression (max. L 30.5m; max. Wth 4.6m; approx. D 0.3m) enclosing this, which intersects the inside of the bank at SSW and W.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 23 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.