Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Torboy, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Torboy
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.63009, -7.76107
- SMR number
- LF023-003----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the E slope of a low ridge in pasture. A slightly raised oval area (c. 44m NNW-SSE; c. 37m ENE-WSW) enclosed by a much-denuded, low bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.5m; H 0.1-0.2m). A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded a shallow external fosse, which has since been infilled from WNW-N-SSW. From SSW-W-WNW the bank and fosse have been incorporated into a field boundary. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.