Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilbride, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbride
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.43786, -7.33638
- SMR number
- WM033-014----
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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
On slight SE facing slope, with good views from ENE-E-S and to SW. Large D-shaped area (diam. 61.3m NNE-SSW; 47.5m WNW-ESE) defined by slight remains of an earthen bank mainly reduced to a scarp and wide deep fosse best preserved from W-NNW. The straight side of the D-shaped area is at NNE. No entrance feature visible. On the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map the monument is depicted as an irregular shaped area which is missing the enclosing element from N-NE. On this map the straight sided enclosing element at NE is defined by a post-1700 field boundary running NW-SE. Traces of cultivation ridges can be seen running across the interiorn of the monument.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.