Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Glaskill (clonlisk By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glaskill (clonlisk By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.86163, -7.98426
- SMR number
- OF046-022----
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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
This is the site of a tree-ring of 19th century date, not depicted on first two editions of the OS 6-inch maps and indicated as a circular enclosure on the current edition of the 6-inch map. May have been a ringfort that was landscaped as a tree-ring in the 19th century. Situated in pasture on W facing slope of rising ground in upland area. Site consists of a circular area (diam. 27.5m) enclosed by a well preserved earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; H 1m) and external fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.6m) with no entrance feature visible.
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
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.