Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lowertown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lowertown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.33436, -7.45636
- SMR number
- WM040-003----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On a low hill with commanding views of the surrounding countryside. Circular area (diam. 49m E-W) defined by a high earth and stone bank with wide deep outer fosse, and external bank and traces of a second shallow fosse. Possible original entrance gap that has been modified at E.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 01 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.