Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clooncoose (ardagh By.), County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooncoose (ardagh By.)
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.73677, -7.76023
- SMR number
- LF014-004----
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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 low rise in pasture. A raised circular area (diam. 51.5m) enclosed by a partially levelled low bank of earth and stone (Wth 5m; H 0.3m max.) with a wide, deep, partially waterlogged intervening fosse (Wth 6.3m; D 1.3m) and a very wide, low outer bank (Wth 9.9m; H 1.1m) from ESE–S–NW. Elsewhere this bank has been levelled but its outline is still identifiable. There is also an outer fosse (Wth c. 4.5m) of which only the outline is visible. The original entrance is not recognisable. The rath is densely overgrown with vegetation rendering satisfactory inspection impossible.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 29 November 2011
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