Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Attinkee, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Attinkee
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.20635, -7.92116
- SMR number
- OF022-014----
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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
Situated on the N facing slope of an E-W ridge on high ground in undulating countryside. Raised circular area (diam 33m N-S) enclosed by gently sloping earth and stone bank (Wth 1.6m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 2m), fosse (Wth 2.9m; ext. D 1.3m) and external bank (Wth 2.1m; ext. H 1m) with ramped entrance (Wth 3.3m) at E. The fosse and external bank are only visible at E with large quarry at N.
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
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyard1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.