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Ringfort - rath

Kilbride, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Kilbride, 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
Kilbride
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.44115, -7.33319
SMR number
WM033-013----

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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

On a natural rise of ground with restricted views of the surrounding countryside. A spring well known as 'White Well' (WM033-015----) is located 160m to the SE. Circular area (diam. 34m N-S; 29.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank mainly reduced to a scarp, no visible trace of an external fosse. A low bank of post-1700 date has been constructed as a later enclosing element of the monument. A quarry hole is located on the S side of the monument. A gap (Wth 2.2m) at E may be the original entrance feature. A second wider gap (Wth 5m) at NNW may be a later feature. In the W quadrant of the ringfort interior are the remains of a quarry hole and mounds of upcast soil from quarrying.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 26 July 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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