Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Farnagh,garvagh (ardagh By.), County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farnagh,garvagh (ardagh By.)
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.71224, -7.79484
- SMR number
- LF013-035----
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 gentle NNW-facing slope in poorly drained, wet pasture. A raised circular area (diam. 31.7m) enclosed by a wide, low bank of earth and stone (Wth 6.6m; H 0.3-1.3m) with a wide, deep intervening fosse (Wth 5.4m; D 0.95m), an outer bank (Wth 6.9m; H 0.9m) and an outer fosse (Wth 4.1m; D 0.25m). The latter is identifiable only from ENE-E-SSE. The rath is divided into roughly equal portions by a modern NW-SE field boundary, which also marks the townland boundary. The portion to the SW (in Garvagh townland) has been levelled but its outline is still identifiable, that to the NE is divided into unequal portions by a modern ENE-WSW field boundary. The much-smaller portion, to the NW, has been levelled but again its outline is still evident. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 11 January 2012
Nearby in the register
- Cross-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.