Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Aghavoneen, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghavoneen
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.38446, -7.82170
- SMR number
- WM036-007----
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
Situated on the N edge of a low ridge running roughly WNW-ESE, in pasture, with good views to N and E. Ringfort (WM036-003001-) and souterrain (WM036-003002-) lies c. 125m to NW and ringwork (WM036-005----) lies c. 195m to SE. Not depicted on OS maps. Monument described in 1973 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 29m) enclosed by an earthen bank visible from ENE-E-S-WNW and reduced to a scarp from WNW-N-ENE. The ground falls sharply at the base of the scarp. Levelled monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 28 November 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.