Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castlelost West, County Westmeath, Ireland
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----
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
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.