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Ringfort - rath

Shinrone, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Shinrone, 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
Shinrone
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.98696, -7.91696
SMR number
OF042-017----

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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

Situated on top of a natural ridge in undulating countryside. Irregular shaped platform (diam 34m E-W; 40m N-S; ext. H 1.5m) defined by a scarp with no evidence of an outer fosse or entrance feature. The interior of the site follows the natural slope of the ridge with no evidence of levelling for habitation purposes. It appears that this site was created by scarping the base of a natural ridge with no effort to level the interior for habitation.

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

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

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