Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Shanballybaun, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanballybaun
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.99152, -8.10011
- SMR number
- RO007-044----
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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 top of a SE-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 30m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.1-0.6m) WNW-NE and ESE-WSW with an earthen bank (Wth 4-4.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m) on the perimeter at W. There is no visible fosse or entrance, but the site is truncated by a NW-SE field wall at E. Enclosure (RO007-043----) is c. 20m to the NE, and cashel (RO007-045----) is c. 90m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.