Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Giddaun, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Giddaun
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.09799, -8.13504
- SMR number
- RO002-040----
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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
Located at the tip of a low N-S spur that is at the bottom of a steep SW-facing slope, and c. 100m from the meandering NW-SE Arigna River. A circular grass-covered area (ext. diam. c. 35m) that appears to be defined by an earthen bank and outer fosse is visible on Google Earth (11/04/2020). It is also visible on digitalglobe images (2011-13) and OSI images (2005-012). The perimeter is incorporated in field banks NNW-ESE, and it was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere.
See the attached view from Google Earth (11/04/2020)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 31 March 2021
Nearby in the register
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - inlandunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.