Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drumnalassan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumnalassan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89314, -8.60242
- SMR number
- RO008-036----
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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
At the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 44.9m E-W; 42.5m N-S) defined by a flat-topped but gapped earthen bank (Wth of base 3.1-3.4m; Wth of top 1.2m generally to 2.4m at W; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 0.8-1.5m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 4.7-5.9m; Wth of base 2.3-3.4m; D 0.4m at S to 0.7-1m generally) from a flat-topped outer bank (Wth of base 3.1-4.1m; Wth of top 1-2m; ext. H 0.5-1.3m). The entrance through the inner (Wth 3.6m) and outer (Wth 7.4m) banks and the causeway (Wth 8.5m) are at NE. The site is surrounded by a field bank SE-WSW and WNW-NNE, which is incorporated in the outer bank WSW-WNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.