Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Roymore, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Roymore
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.20925, -8.89040
- SMR number
- GA103-172----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a marshy promontory on the S bank of the estuary of the Dunkellin River. Described by McCaffrey as a bivallate earthen fort (max. int. dims. c. 56m N-S; c. 37m E-W) defined by an inner bank (int. H c. 1.8m at N; ext. H 3.1m), intervening fosse (Wth 5.7m) and outer bank (Wth c. 2.4m; int. H c. 1.8m). On inspection in December 1982 only the inner bank (Wth 0.55m at top of bank at E; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.6) was visible. From N through E to S it fell to the edge of the river. From S through W to N it was very badly defaced and not clearly visible.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 7 September 2018
References
McCaffrey, P. 1952 A contribution to the archaeology of the barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Nearby in the register
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