Enclosure in Kilbalraherd, County Westmeath (WM032-053----)

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Monument surveyed by ASI in 1971 and described as following; 'Marked with pencil by OPW on field surveyors copy of the 1914 ed. OS 6-inch map. There is no visible trace of an enclosure there now. The site, the top of a prominent rise would have been suitable for a rath. The site is surrounded by gently undulating fertile pasture and meadow land. There are extensive views from the site in all directions' (SMR File 25/06/1971). Depicted as a circular enclosure on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM032-053

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