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
- 54.05230, -8.13576
- SMR number
- RO004-016----
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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 a low rise. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 28.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.7-3m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.7-0.9m) SE-W-ENE, which is surmounted by the foundations of a stone wall (Wth 0.8m) SSW-ENE. The site is slightly truncated by a NNE-SSW field bank at SE. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Rath (RO004-014----) is c. 200m to the WNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.