Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Freehalman, County Longford, Ireland
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----
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 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
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- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.