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Moated site

Skeheen (Nagle), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Skeheen (Nagle), 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
Skeheen (Nagle)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.41094, -7.55884
SMR number
WM031-115----

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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 wet poorly drained grassland with stone circle (WM031-116----) immediately to NNE. Stream forming townland boundary with Ballyhattan 100m to W and Donore Bridge 110m to NW. Present remains consists of a square-shaped area (dims. 25m x 25m) enclosed by an earthen bank (approx. dims. Wth 1.7m; H 0.5-0.8m) and old drainage ditch (Wth 1-2m) running NE-SW only visible from NNW-N-NNE, elsewhere no visible remains of an enclosing ditch. Possible entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) at S.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Melanie McQuade.

Date of upload: 22 March 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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