Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Carrownagashel, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownagashel
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.96414, -8.23328
- SMR number
- RO006-141001-
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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 a rise towards the bottom of a gentle N-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 31m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 6.6-8m; int. H 0.7-1m; ext. H 1.4m) with intermittently visible facing-stones (original Wth 1.9-2m). The entrance (Wth 2m) is at ENE, and there is a rectangular house-site (RO006-141002-) (int. dims 8m NW-SE; 2.6m NE-SW) defined by lines of large stones inside the perimeter at NW. The site is bisected by a disused E-W field wall.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.