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
- 53.39714, -7.33869
- SMR number
- WM033-065----
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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
In pasture on high ground with extensive views to N and E. Ringfort (WM033-066----) 210m to the E, and second ringfort (WM033-063----) 420m to the NNW. Roughly sub-rectangular-shaped area (dims. 54.8m N-S; 44.7m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank covered with trees and bushes with shallow external fosse. There is no indication of an original entrance feature and there are several gaps in the bank especially at S, all of which appear to be modern. The bank is best preserved from W-N and the fosse is well preserved from N-NE. A large concrete base for a silage pit has been constructed in the W quadrant of the ringfort interior.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 25 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.