Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone circle
Skeheen (nagle), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Skeheen (nagle)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.41108, -7.55861
- SMR number
- WM031-116----
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 poorly drained grassland with possible moated site (WM031-115---) immediately to SSW. Present remains consist of a circular area (diam. 7m) defined by 12 low circular shaped boulders (max. H 0.8m) set approx. 0.6-1.3m apart with single standing stone (H 0.5m) in centre of circle. The stones are loosely placed on the ground and do not appear to be set into sockets. The upright stone in the centre of the circle is also not set securely into the ground. The shape of the boulders forming the circle and the way they are placed on the surface of the ground casts doubt on the antiquity of this monument.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly supplied by Melanie McQuade.
Date of upload: 22 March 2017
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.