Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Gneevebane, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gneevebane
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.40312, -7.34165
- SMR number
- WM033-058----
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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
Situated on high ground with good views to the N, ringfort possible (WM033-057----) located 10m to the NW. No surface remains visible of this levelled monument which is depicted as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m N-S; 35m E-W) on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the OS fair plan map where it is annotated as a 'fort' (SMR File). Cropmark of possible ringfort visible on 2005 OSI aerial photograph.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 08 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.