Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Toberataravan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toberataravan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.96603, -8.16229
- SMR number
- RO007-071----
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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 S-facing slope of a gentle rise, c. 80m from the W bank of the NW-SE Boyle River where it enters Lough Eidin. Circular overgrown area (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5-5.5m; int. H 0.2-0.8m; ext. H 0.6-1.4m) N-SE and a scarp (max. H 1m at S) elsewhere with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.9-5.2m; D 0.1-0.8m). There is an entrance (Wth 2.5m) at ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.