Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gneevebane, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gneevebane
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.40037, -7.34933
- SMR number
- WM033-059----
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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 gentle E facing slope of hill with good views to the N and E. Ringfort (WM033-055----) located 185m to the W. Circular-shaped area (diam. 52m N-S; 62m E-W) defined by a substantial earth and stone bank and wide flat-bottomed fosse with traces of a low external bank only visible at ENE. There are several small gaps along the inner bank due to livestock. A gap (Wth 1.6m) in the bank at E may be the original entrance feature.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 26 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.