Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rath Beg, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rath Beg
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.03772, -7.90837
- SMR number
- OF038-014----
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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 high ground in upland area. Large circular area (diam 40m N-S) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with intervening fosse (Wth 3m) and impressive causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at SW. The inner bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.7m) is reduced to a scarp in places and has a modern gap (Wth 3m) at N. There is a large quantity of stone in the better preserved outer bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.5m; int. H 0.75m) which may be due to field clearance debris. There is no evidence of an external fosse.
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
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.