Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Moatfarrell, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moatfarrell
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.72552, -7.63886
- SMR number
- LF014-056----
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 NW-facing slope in pasture. A report in 1975 (SMR file) recorded a raised circular area (diam. c. 45m) enclosed by two banks of earth and stone and two fosses. The original entrance was probably at SE. Not visible at ground level. (CUCAP, ALV 2)
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 17 January 2012
Nearby in the register
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.