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
- 53.98071, -8.08382
- SMR number
- RO007-060----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the lower W-facing slope of a NE-SW drumlin ridge c, 30m from the SE shore of Lough Naseer (max. dims c. 850m NE-SW; c. 200m NW-SE). D-shaped overgrown area (max. dims 40m NE-SW; 30m NW-SE) defined by a scarp down to the interior (H 0.2-0.4m) NE-S (upslope) and an outer scarp (H 1.2-3m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Rath (RO007-061----) is c. 130m to the E, and rath (RO007-062----) is c. 120m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.