Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clooneen (rosclogher By.), County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooneen (rosclogher By.)
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.30240, -8.19432
- SMR number
- LE011-007----
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
Situated on a drumlin close to the junction of the N-S River Bonet which is c. 100m to the NW and the E-W Owenmore River, which is c. 1200m to the S. Grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 21m NE-SW; 19.5m NW-SE) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 2m; H 0.2-0.5m) containing some large stones (dims c. 0.7m x 0.5m x 0.5m). An entrance (Wth 4.8m) at E might not be original, and there is no visible fosse.
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
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.