Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Glasdrumman, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glasdrumman
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.08026, -8.08743
- SMR number
- RO002-017----
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Towards the top of the E-facing slope of a drumlin overlooking Lough Allen, c. 1km to the E. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35m NW-SE) with some scrub defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.7-1m) at SW and NE, and by a scarp (H 0.75-0.9m) elsewhere. There is a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 5.7m; D 1m) W-N, and the site is enclosed by field banks. There is no visible entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.