Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Annaghbeg (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Annaghbeg (boyle By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.98350, -8.07754
- SMR number
- RO007-059----
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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 the S-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridtge overlooking the River Shannon c. 370m to the E and Lough Naseer c. 250m to the W. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 40 E-W; 37.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-3.7m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 1m) and hedge W-E, and a hedge-covered scarp (H 0.5-0.9m) elsewhere. There is an outer fosse (Wth of top 2.7-4m; D 0.1-0.4m) S-E and a ramp entrance (Wth 3.8m) at ESE. Rath (RO007-058----) is c. 190m to the W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.