Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Aghamore (kilcoursey By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghamore (kilcoursey By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.35168, -7.60857
- SMR number
- OF008-008----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the N facing slope of a hill just below the summit with good views to the N, E and W with limited view to the S due to its location. Roughly circular area (diam 24.6m N-S ; 29m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank reduced to a scarp in most places with external fosse (D 1.3m; Wth 1m). Possible causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) at SE.
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
- Cross - Termon crossunder 1 mi
- Religious house nunnery - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.