Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Carrownoona, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownoona
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.41139, -8.33197
- SMR number
- LE003-003----
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 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On top of a steep-sided and prominent hillock which is at the NE foot of Tievebaun Mountain. This is a grass and reed-covered subcircular area (int. dims 23m E-W; 18.5m N-S) defined by a slight grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2-3m; H 0.25m) with bushes, and outer facing-stones (H 0.4m) are visible at SE (L 9m). The original entrance is not identified
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
Nearby in the register
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.