Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Ardcarn (Boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardcarn (Boyle By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.96564, -8.20184
- SMR number
- RO006-103016-
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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 flat ground in an area of rock outcrop at the S end of the fields of the deserted settlement (RO006-103007-). Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 30m NW-SE; 24.2m NE-SW) defined by a stone spread (Wth 2.4-6m; int. H 0.3-0.6m generally to 1.2m at SW; ext. H 0.2m at SE to 0.6-0.8m generally) which is incorporated into a later field-system (RO006-10307-). There are entrances at N and SE. Cashel (RO006-103017-) is c. 50m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nunsunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.