Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Edenvella, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Edenvella
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.46127, -8.27700
- SMR number
- LE002-007001-
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 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the N-facing slope of a low hill. Overgrown subcircular area (int. diam. c. 25m) defined by an earthen bank (at S: Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.15m) and external fosse (at S: Wth 4.4m; D 0.4m). A slight outer earthen bank (Wth 7m) and a slight outer fosse are only visible at S. There is a record from the 1940s of a possible hut site (diam. c. 6.5m) (LE002-007002-) at the centre (SMR file), which cannot be confirmed.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
References
SMR file - Sites and monuments record files in the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.