Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Keelogenasause, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Keelogenasause
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.70871, -7.61624
- SMR number
- LF015-050----
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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 gentle SE-facing slope in low-lying pasture. During Edward Bruce's campaign of 1315-16, Felim King of Connaught rested in the dwelling-place of his uncle who was an O'Farrell of Annaly. Orpen (1968, vol. 4, 170) identifies this O'Farrell residence as being located in the townland of Keelognasause. Its possible that this rath is that residence. It consists of a raised circular area (diam. 24.9m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.4m; H 1.2m max.) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 3.2m; D 0.7m), which has been largely infilled from WSW-W-NNW. A report in 1977 (SMR file) noted that the inner face of the bank may have been faced with drystone masonry at E and that the original entrance may have been at SE. These features are no longer identifiable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 12 January 2012
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 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.