Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Hawksford, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Hawksford
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93710, -8.63897
- SMR number
- RO008C010001-
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 crest of a NW-SE ridge. Rectangular grass-covered platform (dims 16m E-W; 14.4m N-S) defined by scarps (H 0.3m at E to 1m at W), which has probably been cut back. The souterrain (RO008C010002-) is preserved near its SW edge. Earthwork (RO008C009----) is c. 70m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.