Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolcraff, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolcraff
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.74133, -7.40859
- SMR number
- LF016-009----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a SW-facing slope in pasture. A raised circular area (diam. 42m) enclosed by a wide low bank of earth and stone (Wth 7.75-9.5m; H 0.5-1.05m) with a poorly defined external fosse (Wth 4.2-8m; D 0.2-0.3m), which is identifiable only from NE-E-SE. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Enclosure2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.