Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolcor, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolcor
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.78591, -7.55463
- SMR number
- LF010-032----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a SW-facing slope in pasture. A raised circular area (diam. 30m) defined from SSE-S-SSW and from WSW-W-N by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.5m; H 0.5m) and by a scarp (H 0.65-1.8m) from N-E-SSE. An external fosse (Wth 5.4m; D 0.15-0.75m) is visible from W-NW-NNW and from NNE-E-SSE. From SSW-WSW the enclosing elements have been levelled. A report in 1975 (SMR file) recorded a low outer bank, which is no longer identifiable. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.