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Ringfort - rath

Annahean, County Monaghan, Ireland

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Townland
Annahean
County
Monaghan
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
fort
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.91794, -6.65088
SMR number
MO034-022----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 5 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 a low broad hill. Depicted faintly as a small embanked feature (ext. diam. c. 33m) described as a ‘fort’ on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a hachured feature (ext. diam. c. 40m) on the 1907 edition of the map. It was described locally as a circular area with a slight bank that had been ploughed out of existence. It is not visible at ground level in pasture.

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: 27 June 2017

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

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