Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.98270, -8.24587
- SMR number
- RO006-042----
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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
In mixed woodland on a gentle NW-facing slope. Described as a circular area (diam. 33m N-S; 29.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (max. ext. H 1m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 4.5m) (Enright 1991, 2). Subcircular area (dims 26.8m E-W; 23m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-5m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 0.4-0.7m) with traces of internal facing stones NE-SSW and a scarp (H 1-1.2m) elsewhere, with a fosse (Wth of top 3m; D 0.2m) ENE-ESE. There is no visible entrance. Raths (RO006-041001-; RO006-044----) are c. 200m and 230m to the NE and E respectively.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Enright, J. 1991 Lough Key Forest Park report on the archaeological and architectural sites within the proposed development area. Unpublished report for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.