Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Naheelis, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Naheelis
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.04380, -7.45838
- SMR number
- CV015-062----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Raised oval area (int. dims. c. 68m N-S; 54m E-W) enclosed by fragmentary remains of a once substantial earthen bank and traces of a fosse, both of which have been incorporated into the field boundary. Break in bank at NW with accompanying causeway may represent original entrance.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.