Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cartronawar (rathcline By.), County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartronawar (rathcline By.)
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.59991, -7.79387
- SMR number
- LF022-033----
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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. A report in 1976 (SMR file) noted that this raised circular area (diam. c. 23m) was enclosed by two low banks with a shallow intervening fosse. The original entrance may have been at SE. It is defined by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.2; H 0.15-0.3m) with traces of an external fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.1m-0.2m). The fosse may have been recut when drains to the W were laid down. The outer bank is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 28 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.