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Ringfort - rath

Freehalman, County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Freehalman, 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
Freehalman
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Fort
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.71073, -7.72836
SMR number
LF014-072----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 level, low-lying ground. A raised circular area (diam. 19.8m) enclosed by a much-denuded, low bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.1m; H 0.25m max.). A report in 1975 (SMR file) recorded an intervening fosse and an outer bank, and noted that the original entrance was at E. The fosse has since been infilled but its outline (Wth c. 3m) is still identifiable. The outer bank is not visible at ground level. Due to the degraded condition of the bank the entrance is not evident.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 11 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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