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Ringfort - rath

Nahod Little, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Nahod Little, 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
Nahod Little
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.41906, -7.79717
SMR number
WM030-060----

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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 S-facing slope of a large ridge running E-W, in pasture, with extensive views to S and overlooked by higher ground to N. An enclosure (WM030-059----) lies c. 140m to W and a ringfort (WM030-061----) lies c. 180m to E. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a trapezoidal-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1979 as a roughly pear-shaped area (dims. 36m WNW-ESE; 33m NNW-SSE) defined by a bank and external fosse. The substantial earth and stone bank is best preserved from NNW-N-E. There are very faint traces of a fosse from E-S-W-N, but is best preserved at NNW. The perimeter has been incorporated into modern field fences from E-S-W-NW with a drain also from SW-W-NW. Field fences intersect the perimeter at E, S and NW. There are disturbance gaps in the bank at NNW, NNE, ENE and SSW, although none appear to represent the original entrance. The interior has a SE-facing slope and traces of disturbance. Monument is visible today as a roughly oval-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography.

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

Date of upload: 08 November 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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