Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gibbonstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gibbonstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.44580, -7.31069
- SMR number
- WM033-017----
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
In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope of undulating countryside with excellent views to S and E. Depicted as a hachured circular enclosure on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Circular area (diam. 35m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by a substantial earthen bank with slight traces of an external fosse with possible cropmark of a levelled external bank. A gap (Wth 1.8m) at E may be the original entrance feature and today is used a modern entrance gap, although a second gap at NW has also been suggested as the location for the original entrance (SMR File). There are other gaps in the bank at NE and SW which appear to be modern.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 25 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.