Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Mullantornan, County Monaghan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mullantornan
- County
- Monaghan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.93531, -6.80678
- SMR number
- MO033-003----
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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 the S end of a short NW-SE drumlin ridge. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 28.5m N-S; int. diam. 27m N-S) sloping down slightly to the S that is defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 10-14m; Wth of top 1-1.5m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 2.4-2.8m) with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.8-5.6m; ext. D 0.4-0.6m), the outer edge of which is eroded. The original entrance and causeway are at SE, but there are other gaps at NE and SW. Field banks approach from NE, SE, SW and NW and are attached to the bank
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: 28 June 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.