Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rath More, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rath More
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.02367, -7.87637
- SMR number
- OF038-031----
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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. Domed circular area (diam 60m) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.5m) with external fosse (Wth 2m; ext. D 0.3m) which intersects field boundary at S. Causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.