Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cartron Little, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartron Little
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.72397, -7.73652
- SMR number
- LF014-037----
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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 rise in low-lying pasture. A raised D-shaped area (c. 38m NW–SE; c. 26m NE–SW), with a straight SE side, enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.5m; H 0.4m) with a shallow intervening fosse (Wth 4.2m; D 0.3m), a very wide, low outer bank (Wth 8.25m; H 1.1m) and an outer fosse (Wth 4.7m; D 0.35m). From ENE–E–SE the outer bank and fosse have been largely levelled due to the construction of a modern NE–SW field boundary. The original entrance is not recognisable. The rath is very densely overgrown with scrub rendering satisfactory inspection impossible.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 28 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.