Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathgarrett, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathgarrett
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.38400, -7.35752
- SMR number
- WM039-006----
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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 top of a low rise of ground with good views of the surrounding countryside. No surface remains visible. Monument was described in 1973 as consiting of a large oval-shaped area (diam. c. 40m N-S; 55m E-W) defined by a low wide bank with shallow external fosse with traces of an external bank visible at N only. The SE sector of the monument has been damaged by quarrying. The interior is uneven with cultivation ridges aligned E-W running across the centre of the ringfort.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 02 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.