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Ringfort - rath

Aghacordrinan, County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Aghacordrinan, County Longford, 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
Aghacordrinan
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Fort
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.83019, -7.61417
SMR number
LF006-029----

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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

On a SSE-facing slope in pasture. An oval-shaped mound of earth and stone (34.2m E–W; 28.1m N–S) is delimited by a relatively steep scarp (H 0.4-1.5m) from NW–N–ESE, elsewhere it is less well defined, a wide, shallow fosse (Wth 4.7m; D 0.6m), a very wide, high, bank (Wth 8.5m; H 2.3m), a second narrow, shallow fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.3m) and a wide, low outer bank (Wth 4.2m; H 0.6m). The outer bank has been modified and incorporated into a field boundary from SE–S–WNW. The original entrance is not recognisable. The perimeter is very overgrown with scrub rendering satisfactory inspection impossible.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 14 November 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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