Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Montrath, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Montrath
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.35594, -7.36965
- SMR number
- WM039-013----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On flat well drained pasture land with good views in all directions. Hachured as a square-shaped enclosure on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Square-shaped area (dims. 27m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank and external fosse with possible causewayed entrance gap (Wth 3m) at S.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 02 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Flat cemeteryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.