Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drumsillagh (boyle By., Tumna South Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumsillagh (boyle By., Tumna South Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.97554, -8.12208
- SMR number
- RO007-075----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 N-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular overgrown area (diam. c. 20-22m) defined by a scarp (H 0.6-1m), with a fosse (Wth of base 3-4m; D 0.2-0.4m) SE-SW. There is no visible entrance. Rath RO007-074----) is c. 160m to the W and rath (RO007-076----) is c. 120m to the SSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.