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
- 53.98058, -8.08129
- SMR number
- RO007-061----
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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 top of a small drumlin overlooking the River Shannon c. 400m to the SE and Lough Naseer (max. dims c. 850m NE-SW; c. 200m NW-SE) c. 140m to the NW. Circular area (diam. 38m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (H 0.9m at W to 1.55m at E), with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.8m; ext. D 0.1-0.2m) at NW. There is no visble entrance, but the interior is bisected by a NW-SE field wall and it is grass-covered SW of this and overgrown to the NE. Rath (RO007-060----) is c. 130m to the W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.