Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clonrah And Glaster, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonrah And Glaster
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.13038, -7.96877
- SMR number
- OF029-017----
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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 top of high ground overlooking low-lying flat land to the S. Large circular area (diam 40m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2-4m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 3.5m); wide flat bottomed fosse (Wth 2m; ext. D 1.7m) with slight evidence of an outer bank visible at N only. Well preserved causewayed entrance (Wth 2.7m) at E. Interior of ringfort is heavily overgrown making detailed examination impossible. There is evidence of stone revetment along the inner face of the inner bank most notable at the entrance.
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.