Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Carrickmore, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrickmore
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.96326, -8.26924
- SMR number
- RO006-086004-
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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
Towards the top of a N-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 31m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by the base of a stone wall (original Wth 1.7-2m; H 0.3m) represented by intermittently visible inner and outer facing stones, with an entrance (Wth 2.2m) at ESE. At the centre there is a circular hut-site (RO006-086011-) (int. diam. 9.6m E-W; 8.6m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1-2m; max. H 0.3m) but with no recognisable entrance. Cashel (RO006-086003-) is c. 180m to the WNW and cashel (RO006-086005-) is c. 150m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.