Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Crossneen, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crossneen
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Crosneen Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Crossneen Fort
- Coordinates
- 52.82884, -6.94669
- SMR number
- LA037-003----
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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
A subcircular area (dims. 54.8m N-S, c. 38m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 2.8m; int. H c. 0.3m, ext. H c. 1.8m) and external fosse (Wth c. 3.5m) from SE-NE. Possible original entrance at E. Today no surface remains survives of the enclosing feature around the ringfort that was described in 1990 as there are 4 bungalows with their associated plots in the S quadrant of the ringfort and a large farmyard with two farmhouses built in the N quadrant of the ringfort. The entire surface of the ringfort has been built on with the aforementioned buildings. These houses and the large farmyard are marked on the 1995 OSI B/W aerial photo of the region and were presumably built between 1990 and 1995.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload / revision : 12 June 2009
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.