Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Burnellstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Burnellstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.50023, -7.31066
- SMR number
- WM026-014----
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 slight rise, in relatively low lying, gently undulating pasture, with views restricted due to surrounding higher ground. Earthwork (WM026-104----) lies c. 70m to NE. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as a circular-shaped earthwork annotated ‘fort’. Monument described in 1971 as a much disturbed oval-shaped area (approx. dims. 36m NE-SW; 28m NW-SE) defined by a scarp and external fosse with entrance represented by a slight ramp (Wth at top 2m; overall Wth 5.6m) at E. The scarp (H 1.1m) is visible from NNE-E-S-W and is levelled from W-N-NNE. There is a large hole dug into the base of the scarp at WSW. There are traces of a narrow and shallow fosse which is visible all around although is very vague at SSE. The interior rises from the perimeter towards the centre and has vague traces of cultivation ridges running NE-SW.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 30 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.