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Ringfort - rath

Cooldoney, County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Cooldoney, 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
Cooldoney
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.75447, -7.43201
SMR number
LF011-048----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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 level, low-lying pasture, immediately to the NW of a disused NNE-SSW running railway line. Not indicated on the 1837 or 1883 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. On the 1914 ed. it is depicted as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 46m) abutted by the railway line at SE. A report in 1975 (SMR file)indicates that all that survived was a short segment of an embankment at W. This has since been levelled and the monument is not visible at ground level.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 24 January 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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