Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Calverstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Calverstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.42941, -7.37143
- SMR number
- WM033-023----
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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
On a slight N facing slope in gently undulating countryside. Ringfort (WM033-022----) located 480m to W. Circular area (diam. 48.5m N-S; 48.3m E-W) defined by a low earth and stone bank mainly reduced to a scarp with traces of a shallow external fosse which has been mostly filled in. A large portion of the enclosing element of the monument has been levelled on E side where a modern field boundary running N-S intersects the enclosure. One of the gaps at SSW (Wth 1.8m) and W (Wth 1.4m) may be the original entrance feature. Possible standing stone (WM033-023001-) located in SW quadrant.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 26 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.