Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Laragh (cremorne By., Aghnamullen), County Monaghan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Laragh (cremorne By., Aghnamullen)
- County
- Monaghan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.04565, -6.79108
- SMR number
- MO027-014----
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 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on the S-facing spine of a NNW-SSE drumlin ridge. This was described in 1967 as a circular area (diam. 26m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.8-6m; int. H 0.2m at SW to 0.9m at S) that was reduced to a scarp (Wth 3.8m; H 2.4m) at NE. There was an outer fosse at NE (Wth of base 1.2m; D 0.6m) and SW (Wth of base 1.6m; D 0.2m), but the original entrance was not identified. The monument had been removed by 1984 (SMR file).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 30 January 2018
References
SMR file - Sites and monuments record files in the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
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