Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killeen,adamstown (moycashel By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeen,adamstown (moycashel By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.45347, -7.51921
- SMR number
- WM025-129----
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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 the top of a gentle rise, in gently undulating pasture, with extensive views to E, S and SW. Ringfort (WM025-128----) lies c. 135m to NW. Monument described in 1971 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 25m) enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. A gap (Wth 4.7m; basal Wth 2.3m) in the inner bank at ESE probably represents the entrance, where the fosse is filled up on either side. The inner bank is steep and is almost reduced to a scarp, where it is visible from W-N-E and is denuded by cultivation elsewhere. There are slight remains of an intervening fosse from NNE-E-S. An outer earthen bank is visible from WNW-W. A later stone wall running ESE-WNW has been built against its outer face. The site is bisected by a modern wall and trench running NNE-SSW which forms a townland boundary. A possible souterrain (WM025-129001-) is within the NE quadrant.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 24 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.