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House - indeterminate date

Garhy, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - indeterminate date, Garhy, 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
Garhy
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.44436, -7.54580
SMR number
WM031-038001-

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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 rise, in gently undulating pasture, with a good view of the surrounding landscape. Athlone to Mullingar railway line is c. 15m to SE. Inside ringfort (WM031-038----) are the remains of three house sites. A square-shaped house site is located in the NW quadrant. The remains of a rectangular-shaped house site defined by a wall to S and W, adjoins the bank of the ringfort at NE. A third house site is defined as a rectangular-shaped outline of a structure visible in the S quadrant.

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

Date of upload: 13 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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