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Ringfort - cashel

Carrickmore, County Roscommon, Ireland

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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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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