Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Calverstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Calverstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.42505, -7.37560
- SMR number
- WM033-025----
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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 top of a low hillock with good views in all directions. Poorly preserved ringfort consisting of a roughly circular area (diam. 38m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by faint traces of a low earthen bank that has been mainly levelled, a circular growth of nettles indicates the existence of a filled in fosse. A post-1700 field boundary running E-W cuts across the N edge of the ringfort. No entrance feature visible.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 31 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.