Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardcarn (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardcarn (boyle By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.96062, -8.20929
- SMR number
- RO006-154----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Towards the bottom of the SW-facing slope of a low NE-SW ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 30m N-S) defined by a gapped and overgrown earthen bank (Wth 5.3-5.6m; int. H 0.4m generally to 1.55m at N; ext. H 0.9m) SW-N-SE and a scarp (H 1.4m) elsewhere, with an external fosse (Wth of top 6.8m generally to 8m at N; D 0.2-0.9m) W-SE. There is no recognisable entrance. The trivallate rath (RO006-153001-) is c. 80m to the N, and earthwork site (RO006-156----) is c. 140m to the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.