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Ringfort - rath

Gortanure, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Gortanure, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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 Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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