Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gorteen (ballybrit By., Gorteen Ed), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gorteen (ballybrit By., Gorteen Ed)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.00889, -7.73732
- SMR number
- OF043-017----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 W facing slope of rising ground in upland area. Raised circular area (diam 37.5m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; ext. H 1.8m), fosse (Wth 2.5m) and external bank (Wth 1.5m; ext. H 0.3m; int. H 0.8m) with causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) at W.
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
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial moundunder 1 mi
- Burial moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.