Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - ringwork
Dungar, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dungar
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.97983, -7.76672
- SMR number
- OF043-054----
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 a slight ridge in upland area. Circular platform (diam 31m N-S; ext. H 1.75m) enclosed by a wide flat bottomed water filled fosse (Wth 12.5m), earthen bank (Wth 4.6m; ext. H 2m; int. H 1m) and external fosse (Wth 7m) with causewayed entrance (Wth 4.6m) at W. Field fence runs across interior from E to W. Traces of possible stone wall enclosing platform area. Presence of wide water filled fosse may indicate medieval date.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.