Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Derrycashel (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrycashel (boyle By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.03257, -8.23156
- SMR number
- RO003-029----
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
On top of a drumlin. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 26.5m E-W; 26.3m N-S) defined by a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 2.7-4m; int. H 0.1-0.25m; ext. H 0.4-0.9m), with an outer fosse (Wth of top 3-3.5m; D 0.1m) NE-WSW. The entrance (Wth 2.5m) is at S. The perimeter is slightly truncated by a N-S field bank at W and an E-W field bank at N, while a N-S field bank which had overlain the interior at E has been removed.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Rock scribing - folk artunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.