Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Erris, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Erris
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Omdocated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.97081, -8.26789
- SMR number
- RO006-085----
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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 a rocky rise. Oval grass-covered area (int. dims 27m E-W; 21.8m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1.5-2m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.1-0.4m). No facing stones or entrances are visible, and it may be a small field. Other collapsed drystone field walls approach the enclosure at S and NE. Cashel (RO006-084----) is c. 110m to the WNW.
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.