Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonybrien, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonybrien
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.96966, -8.17514
- SMR number
- RO006-111----
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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 flat low-lying ground. Described as a subcircular area (dims. 26m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by a wide earthen bank, with traces of a fosse at SE (Gannon 1972). It is now a circular grass and scrub-covered and slightly dished area (diam. 27.5m) defined by a scarp (H 0.2-0.8m).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.