Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Aghrafinigan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghrafinigan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.01168, -8.22174
- SMR number
- RO003-045----
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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 bottom of the SW-facing slope of a drumlin, c. 70m from the NE shore of rectangular bay (dims. c. 600m NE-SW; c. 350m NW-SE) on the NE shore of Lough Key. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 28m) defined by a scarp down to the interior (H 0.4m) NW-NE and the slope of the drumlin elsewhere. It is truncated by a N-S field bank at E. Rath (RO003-044----) is c. 150m to the NNE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stone (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.