Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Pass of Kilbride, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pass of Kilbride
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.44558, -7.21051
- SMR number
- WM034-005----
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
In level pasture, with good views in all directions. Barrow (WM034-004----) located 350m to the NW. Roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 15.5m N-S; 13m E-W) defined by a low earth and stone bank best preserved from S-W. No external fosse or entrance feature visible. Annotated as ‘Isker Fort’ on the OS Fair Plan map (SMR File).
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 30 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.