Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tullylougherny (farney By., Donaghmoyne Par.), County Monaghan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullylougherny (farney By., Donaghmoyne Par.)
- County
- Monaghan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.03457, -6.70200
- SMR number
- MO028-037----
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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
Located at the highest point of and towards the W end of an E-W drumlin ridge. This ringfort is depicted on McCrea’s map of County Monaghan (1793). It was described in 1967 as a circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 27.6m N-S) that slopes down slightly (H 1.2m) to the S. It was defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.4-7.2m; int. H 0.3m at S to 1.2m at N; ext. H 2m at N and S) which was incorporated into a N-S field bank SW-WNW, and an outer fosse (at N: Wth of top 5m; ext. D 0.8m) NW-NE. The original entrance (Wth of base 2.6m) was at E. Spoil had been added to the outer face of the bank SSE-SW. The rath had been removed by 1995 (OSAP).
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.
Date of revision: 6 December 2017
References
OSAP - Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs. Photographic collection. Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Dublin.
McCrea, W. 1793 A map of the county of Monaghan. National Library of Ireland, Manuscripts 16.1.10 (1-4).
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