Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Marahill (upper Loughtee By.), County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Marahill (upper Loughtee By.)
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97287, -7.46859
- SMR number
- CV025-094----
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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
On a broad rocky ridge in otherwise low-lying wet marshy land. Davies (ITA Survey 1940) describes it as a roughly circular area (diam. c. 22.85m) enclosed by a semicircular portion of bank composed mainly of small chips of stone with a less extensive fosse. He speculated that this was a waterside type rath, one side of which is bounded by bog probably representing an extinct lake. Not located.
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
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.