Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Erris, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Erris
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.97125, -8.27004
- SMR number
- RO006-084----
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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
On a shelf of rock-outcrop. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 25.3m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 4-4.5m; int. H 0.5-0.7m; ext. H 0.6-0.9m) NW-SW with a gap (Wth 10m) SW-NW. The natural scarp (H c. 2m) of the terrace adds to the defences at the N. There is a house-site (RO006-084001-) (int. dims 4.8m E-W; 3.6m N-S) defined by stone spreads (Wth 1.5-2.5m; H 0.3-0.5m) on all sides except the N is inside the perimeter at S, where rock-outcrop is also visible. Cashel (RO006-085----) is c. 110m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.