Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Foxhill, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Foxhill
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.97993, -8.14702
- SMR number
- RO007-029----
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
On the NW-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular overgrown area (diam. 35m) defined by a gapped earthen bank (Wth 4.3m at E to 5.55m at S; int. H 0.1m generally to 0.75m at S; ext. H 1.1-1.5m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4-5.8m; D 0.5-1.05m), with a slight outer bank (Wth 2-3m; H 0.2-0.4m) at NW. The original entrance (Wth 3m) and stone-lined causeway are at E. Rath (RO007-030----) is c. 190m to the SSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.