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Ringfort - rath

Castlelost West, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Castlelost West, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Castlelost West
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.41918, -7.33296
SMR number
WM033-041----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 low rise of ground in undulating countryside with good views to the N. Monument depicted on the 1818 Boyd Belvedere Map of Castlelost West townland (WCL/M/BBE/23). Roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 44m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank best preserved from SE-S-W-N-NNE with external fosse only visible from S-W-N. No entrance feature visible. The enclosing bank and fosse are best preserved at S while both have been removed from NE-E-SE. This section of the enclosing element of the ringfort is located in tillage as visible on the 2005 OSI aerial photographs. The remainder of the monument is upstanding and is located in pasture.

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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