Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballylugnagon, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballylugnagon
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.96794, -8.33398
- SMR number
- RO005-019----
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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)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On top of a small drumlin overlooking the Boyle river, c. 150m to the S. Subcircular grass-covered but poached area (dims. 29.8m E-W; 25.7m N-S) defined by an overgrown flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 8-8.5m; Wth of top 2.7-3m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2-2.2m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 6.7m at W to 11.4m at E; Wth of base 3.8m at W to 5m at E; D 0.6-1m), with traces of an outer bank (Wth 6.5m; ext. H 0.1m) NE-E. The entrance (Wth 3.5m) is at ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.