Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Pass of Kilbride, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pass of Kilbride
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.44624, -7.22697
- SMR number
- WM034-002002-
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 slight natural rise of ground in undulating countryside with good views in all directions. Located 180m E of the Pass of Kilbride. Church (WM034-002001-) in centre of graveyard (WM034-002003-) with St. Bridget’s Well (WM034-001----) 70m to the N and motte castle (WM034-003----) 90m to the SSE. Traces of earthworks in field to the N and S of the church and graveyard are visible on Bing Maps aerial photographs taken between 06-07 November 2011 (www.bing.com/maps). In 1973 this possible field system was described as an earthwork complex located in the vicinity of the graveyard which may be medieval in date or earlier while some of the banks and ditches at the periphery of the field are definitely post-1700 in date. Cultivation ridges of uncertain date can also be seen in the field to the N of the church and graveyard.
See attached word document with Bing Maps aerial photograph taken from www.bing.com/maps showing earthworks in field to the N and S of the church and graveyard.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 29 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.