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Ringfort - rath

Portumna Demesne, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Portumna Demesne, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Portumna Demesne
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
53.08451, -8.22856
SMR number
GA127-027----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In a forested area overlooking Lough Derg to the SE. Roughly circular in plan, this possible rath (int. diam. c. 50m) is defined by a bank (int. H 0.7m) and fosse (Wth 2m; D 1m). The bank is faced with stone externally. Trees are growing around and within the interior of the monument (Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd., 1997).

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 19 July 2017

References

Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd. 1997 Archaeological site inspection of an earthwork at Portumna townland, Portumna, Co. Galway. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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