Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardan, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardan
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.29505, -7.48856
- SMR number
- OF017-002----
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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
Located on a small hillock in undulating countryside. The site consists of a central platform (diam 28m E-W; H 0.3) enclosed by poorly preserved bank (Wth 1m; H 0.2m) visible at N only with fosse (Wth 3m) and external bank visible at S only. Originally a bivallate ringfort.
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
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Charcoal-making siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.