Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballymore East Or Corbally, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymore East Or Corbally
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.94508, -8.31982
- SMR number
- RO009-005001-
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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 top of an E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 26m N-S; 24.2m E-W) defined by a gapped earthen bank (Wth 2.8-3m; int. H 0.4-0.5m; ext. H 1.2-1.4m), with an outer fosse (Wth of base 1.6-1.8m; D 0.1-0.25m) and slight traces of an outer bank (Wth 4m; ext. H 0.1m) E-SE. The fosse is represented by a berm (Wth 3.5m) NW-N. There is no visible entrance. Rath (RO009-005002-) is c. 50m to the WSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - pond barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.