Overview
Building in Tyfarnham is recorded as Building in Westmeath. Situated on the S face of a slight ridge, overlooked by higher ground to the N, with poorly drained lands to the W. Stream running roughly N-S lies 40m to E.
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: Situated on the S face of a slight ridge, overlooked by higher ground to the N, with poorly drained lands to the W.
Homes and daily life
The saved account records: The terrier of the Down Survey parish of Tyfarnan recorded that in this parish are 'Scituate the Hall & Church of Tyfarnan' (ibid.) This rectangular-shaped earthwork may represent the levelled remains of the 'Hall'.
What was found
The saved account records: It is not clear if this large sub-triangular-shaped earthwork is a pre-1700 archaeological monument or the remains of post-1700 land reclamation works.
Why it ended
The saved account records: Stream running roughly N-S lies 40m to E.
Why it mattered
Building in Tyfarnham matters because the source ties building to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Tyfarnham church site (WM012-003----) and surrounding earthworks lie 150m to N.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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