Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Keadew West, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Keadew West
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.05326, -8.13911
- SMR number
- RO004-014----
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
At the crest of a low E-W rise. Oval grass and scrub-covered platform (dims 40m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m at E to 1.9m generally), which is planted with a hedge NW-NE. There is no visible fosse, but there is an entrance (Wth 2.5m) at E. Rath (RO004-016----) is c. 200m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.