What is recorded here
Situated on a small rise of ground with good views to the S and W. Site consists of a large oval-shaped area (diam. 48m NNW-SSE; 49m E-W) enclosed by a low earth and stone bank with an external fosse only visible at W and from E-SE. No entrance feature visible. There is a lot of rock outcrop in the centre of the…
Read the whole record
Situated on a small rise of ground with good views to the S and W. Site consists of a large oval-shaped area (diam. 48m NNW-SSE; 49m E-W) enclosed by a low earth and stone bank with an external fosse only visible at W and from E-SE. No entrance feature visible. There is a lot of rock outcrop in the centre of the monument. There is a line of flat limestone boulders set on edge running NE from N of centre towards the ENE quadrant, the archaeological significance of this feature is uncertain. The perimeter of the monument has been defaced from N-E by a modern field fence running NW-SE across the NE quadrant of the ringfort. There are no traces of the monument on the NE side of this field fence. Outside the fosse from E-SE there is a small D-shaped area delimited by a low scarp. There is a narrow shallow fosse outside this feature at SW. There is a low scarp running NNE-SSW across the interior of the D-shaped area. The archaeological significance of this D-shaped feature is not clear. It may have been used as a small annexe to the monument or could be a later feature that was added in the post medieval period.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM032-080
Places near here
Picture notes
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
- kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Burial in KillinlahanBurial · 379 ydComputer-made picture
Inauguration stone in BallybrennanInauguration stone · 798 ydComputer-made picture
Burial ground in BallybrennanBurial ground · 849 ydComputer-made picture
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in BallykilroeFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 973 ydComputer-made picture
farm house1039 yd
Hut site in BallybrennanHut site · 1251 ydComputer-made picture
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in KilbalraherdFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1481 ydComputer-made picture
Saint Patrick's National SchoolSchool · 1494 yd
Children's playground1.9 miComputer-made picture
Durrow MoatCastle, motte · 6.8 mi
European ash8.1 miMore archaeology and monuments in County Westmeath · All of County Westmeath
What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question