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Ringfort - rath

Ballykilroe, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballykilroe, 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
Ballykilroe
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.41705, -7.48157
SMR number
WM032-078----

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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 on a prominent ridge in good pasture with extensive views in all directions. Site consists of a roughly circular area (diam. 31m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank with traces of an external fosse visible only from SW-W-NNW. The remains of an external bank are visible from SW-W-NW only. It is not clear whether this external bank is an original feature or a later addition to the ringfort. Field clearance debris has been dumped along the outer bank and in the fosse from W-NNW. A concrete yard, shed and silage pit have been constructed just outside the bank from SSE-S-SSW. There are large gaps in the bank at SSW and NNW. The SSW gap appears to be modern and associated with the adjoining concrete yard. A modern post and wire fence has been erected along the top of the bank and a water trough has been erected at SSE. There are a number of stones visible in the surface of some of which (to the E of centre) seem to represent the remains of an old N-S wall possibly the remains of an old field wall. The entire site is heavily overgrown with hazel trees and thorn bushes.

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 11 March 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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