Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Erris, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Erris
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97492, -8.26744
- SMR number
- RO006-081----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Visible as a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) on aerial photograph (OS 1, 3320-1), and situated on a gentle W and SW-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in pasture, but it may be an animal track. Rath (RO006-080----) is c. 120m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Headstoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.