Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Barrysbrook, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barrysbrook
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.34644, -7.25635
- SMR number
- OF010-005----
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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
Subcircular enclosure (max. dims. 27.2m E-W, 23.5m N-S) defined by a scarp and slight fosse outside. No evidence for an entrance. Situated in lowlying area.
Subcircular shaped platform (diam 26m; ext. H 0.5m) enclosed by earthen bank (W 0.5m; ext. H 0.9m) with no evidence of an enclosing fosse or entrance feature situated on low-lying land.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.