Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Screeboge, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Screeboge
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.62729, -7.69781
- SMR number
- LF023-016----
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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 low ridge in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised subcircular area (c. 37m NNE-SSW; c. 30m WNW-ESE) enclosed by a much-denuded, low bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.8m; H 0.4-0.5m), which has been modified and incorporated into a field boundary. There is no trace of a fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. This rath was used as a tree-ring in relatively modern times.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.