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Ringfort - rath

Glenacurragh, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Glenacurragh, County Offaly, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Glenacurragh
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hachured
Coordinates
53.04421, -7.82024
SMR number
OF038-047----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In demesne lands, c. 110m E of Glenacurragh Castle (OF038-013----). Outline of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 44m) enclosed by low bank and external ditch with possible entrance gap at S visible on Google Earth orthophotos. The location of the earthwork on the demesne landscape in close proximity to Glenacurragh House may suggest that this earthwork could be the remains of a designed landscape feature like a tree-ring rather than the remains of a ringfort. S half of earthwork is partially indicated with hachures on the revised 1888 ed. OSi 6-inch map and on the 1908 ed. OSi 25-inch map. The tree lined bank depicted on the 1838 ed. OSi 6-inch map may represent part of the enclosing element on the S side of this earthwork.

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Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Finnán Reid

Date of upload: 19 July 2022

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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