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
- 53.94471, -8.32080
- SMR number
- RO009-005002-
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
Towards the top of a W-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 23.2m E-W; 22.9m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-2.2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.4-0.9m) with an outer fosse (Wth of base 1-1.2m; D 0.2-0.4m). The entrance (Wth 2.3m) is at E. The interior has been quarried, except against the bank N-ENE and SW-W. Rath (RO009-005001-) is c. 50m to the ENE, rath (RO009-005003-) is c. 55m to the WSW, and rath (RO009-006----) is c. 185m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - pond barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.