Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Whitewell, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Whitewell
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.44428, -7.33365
- SMR number
- WM033-009----
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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
The monument was inspected in 1976 and described as a ringfort situated on a low rise of ground in pasture with extensive views to E and S. Monument consists of a roughly circular area (diam. 40m N-S; 33m E-W) enclosed by a substantial earth and stone bank with shallow fosse and poorly preserved outer bank. The fosse is visible from N-NE and from ENE – E- S –SSW. (SMR file). The outer bank is visible from N-NE and from ENE-E-S. A causewayed entrance gap (Wth. 2.2m) is visible at S.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 04 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.