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Ringfort - rath

Dunelty, County Monaghan, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Dunelty, County Monaghan, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Dunelty
County
Monaghan
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
fort
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.97987, -6.63212
SMR number
MO031-063001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Situated on top of a drumlin. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 30m E-W) defined by an earthen bank that has been removed but is traceable as a slight rise (at E: Wth 3.6m). It is surrounded by a fosse (at W: Wth of top 10.4m; Wth of base 4m; int. D 1.6m; ext. D 1m) that only survives WSW-N, but it can be traced as a vegetation change all around (at E: Wth 3.4m). Outside the fosse is a complete and overgrown outer earthen bank (Wth 1.5m at W to 2.6m at E; int. H 0.4m at E to 1m at W; ext. H 1.4-1.5m). There are gaps in the outer bank at E and SE but an original entrance cannot be identified. On the site of the inner bank at NE is a small rectangular, grass-covered house site (int. dims 3m x 2m) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 1m; H 0.25m) with no discernible entrance.

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: 31 July 2017

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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