Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
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
- 53.97348, -8.26879
- SMR number
- RO006-083007-
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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 low shelf of rock outcrop on a gentle S-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 20m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.4m at N to 1.55m at S), with a stone spread (Wth 2.5-4.2m; H 0.1-0.4m) on the perimeter E-W. Double facing-stones (Wth of wall 1.4m) are intermittently visible, and the interior is bisected by an ENE-WSW field wall. Templenadriney church (RO006-083001-) is c. 200m to the W, and rath (RO006-080----) is c. 200m to the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.