Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Greyfield, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Greyfield
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.05149, -8.10719
- SMR number
- RO004-019----
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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
On the NW-facing slope of a drumlin. Subcircular grass and scrub-covered but poached area (dims 22m ENE-WSW; 18m NNE-SSW) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4-5m; int. D 0.9m; ext. D 0.05-0.5m) E-NW, and a scarp (H 0.3-0.9m) elsewhere. There is no visible entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.