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Ringfort - rath

Calverstown,kilbrennan, County Westmeath, Ireland

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Townland
Calverstown,kilbrennan
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.43116, -7.36597
SMR number
WM033-024----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 N facing slope at base of a ridge. Ringforts (WM033-026----; WM033-023----) located 330m and 350m to S and SW respectively. Roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 36.8m N-S; 43.6m E-W) enclosed by a low earthen bank best preserved from N-E, shallow poorly preserved fosse and traces of an external bank that has been levelled at NE. No entrance feature visible. Ringfort is bisected by a townland boundary fence running N-S through the centre of the monument. E half of monument depicted as a semi-circular curving tree lined field bank on the 1818 Boyd Belvedere Map of Kilbrennan townland (WCL/M/BBE/6).

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 31 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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