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Ringfort - rath

Catherinestown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Catherinestown, 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
Catherinestown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.48759, -7.31145
SMR number
WM026-032----

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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 low rise of ground on wet marshy land in area now planted with coniferous trees. Depicted as an oval-shaped enclosure on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map but as a rectangular shaped earthwork on the 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map. The shape of the monument appears to have been modified when a post-1700 field boundary running NE-SW was constructed on the S side of the monument. This field boundary now forms the enclosing element of the monument on the SW side. Present remains consist of a sub-rectangular shaped area (diam. 37m NW-SE x 30m NE-SW) enclosed by poorly preserved remains of a low bank and external fosse, no clear entrance feature visible. The grass-covered wall footings of two hut sites (WM026-032001-/002-) are visible in the centre of the ringfort.

See attached plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 23 January 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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