Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortanure, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortanure
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.94117, -8.66245
- SMR number
- RO008C004001-
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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 a rise on a gentle N-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 22m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.5m at N to 1.05m at E) with some bushes, and a fosse (Wth of base 3m; D 0.2m) at W. There is no visible entrance, but there is a local tradition of its use as a childrens burial ground (RO008C004002-) (Gannon 1972). Archaeological testing (E3354) c. 35m outside the perimeter at SW produced portion of a pit (RO008C004003-) (diam. c. 1.5m) (Kerrigan 2009c).
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 Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Kerrigan, A. 2009c Gortanure: enclosure and childrens burial-ground. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 459, No. 1731. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.