Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Keeloge (clonlisk By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Keeloge (clonlisk By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.96400, -7.91291
- SMR number
- OF042-032----
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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 top of an E-W esker ridge in undulating countryside. Circular area (diam 31m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.2m) and outer fosse (Wth varies 2 - 3m; ext. D 0.2m) which is destroyed from E to S with no evidence of an external bank or entrance feature.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.