Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardmore (frenchpark By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardmore (frenchpark By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.90775, -8.43661
- SMR number
- RO009-032----
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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 the W end of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 27.5m N-S; 26m E-W; H 0.6-1m) defined by a fosse (Wth of base 4.4-6.5m; D 0.3-0.7m) and an outer bank (Wth 3-4m; H 0.3-0.6m), which is incorporated into a field bank NW-NE (ext. diam. c. 45m). The perimeter is quarried at SE. It may be a ring-barrow.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.