Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.97433, -8.23759
- SMR number
- RO006-091----
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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 an area of rock outcrop (H 2m at W; 3.75m at N) with the ground falling away in every direction except to the NE. Circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 48.7m E-W; 47m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 3-4m; H 0.7-1m) with some facing stones visible (at N: original Wth 2m). There is no visible entrance. Field system (RO006-091001-) is attached to the NW, and house (RO006-092----) is c. 70m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.