Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
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
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.98038, -8.21102
- SMR number
- RO006-049----
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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 summit of a hill with rock outcrop. Circular grass-covered area with mature deciduous trees (diam. 31.4m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2.8-3.9m; int. H 0.25m at N to 0.7m at W; ext. H 0.2m at N to 0.6m-0.7m generally) with intermittently visible facing stones (original Wth 1.5m at W). The entrance (Wth 2.2m) is at SE. Cashel (RO006-050001-) is c. 50m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.