Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonmore, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonmore
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.69000, -7.87101
- SMR number
- LF018-004----
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
In low-lying pasture. This raised subcircular area (26.7m N–S; 24.9m E–W) enclosed by a wide low bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.45m; H 0.2m max.) with a very shallow intervening fosse (Wth 3.1m; D 0.1m) and outer bank (Wth 4.4m; H 0.1m) is largely levelled. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 30 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.