Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Pollduff, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pollduff
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.04217, -7.71807
- SMR number
- OF039-045----
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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 a ridge of high ground running in a N-S direction with a river gorge immediately to the W and marsh land to the E. Sub-circular area (31m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 2m; int. H 0.6m) and outer fosse (Wth 3m; ext. D 1m) both of which survive from NE through E to SW. Causewayed entrance gap (Wth 3.8m) at S. Bank and outer fosse appear to have been destroyed by gorge at W with modern disturbance from N to NE which has destroyed bank and outer 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
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.