Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rashinagh, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rashinagh
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.32170, -7.80521
- SMR number
- OF007-027----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · 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
On top of a low hillock in undulating countryside. Poorly preserved irregular shaped enclosure defined by an earth and stone bank reduced to a scarp in places. Impossible to examine due to its poor preservation and dense overgrowth, a lot of natural bedrock protrudes from surface of interior making habitation unsuitable. Does not resemble a ringfort however this may be due to poor state of site preservation.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.