Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Calveagh Lower, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Calveagh Lower
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Double embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.96070, -8.68714
- SMR number
- RO008B001001-
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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
A the W end of a low E- W ridge. Subcircular grass and scrub-covered area (dims 37m E-W; 32m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 5-6m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 0.85-1.25m) separated by a water-logged fosse (Wth of top 4.5-6.2m; D 0.5-1.3m) from a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 2.2-2.6m; H 0.9-2m). This is surrounded by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of base 1.3m at W to 4m at E; D 0.5-1m) and an outer bank (at E: Wth 1.8m; H 0.8m). The entrance through the inner (Wth 3.8m) and central (Wth 4.5m) banks is at ESE. There is no evidence of the possible mound (RO008B001003-) (diam. c. 15m) marked just NW of the centre of the monument on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map (MA 63), nor of the possible entrance to a souterrain (RO008B001002-) in the bank at N noted by Gannon (1972). Earthwork (RO008B002----) is c. 70m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.