Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dower,runnameelta, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dower,runnameelta
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.90235, -8.44643
- SMR number
- RO009-049----
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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
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a D-shaped feature (dims. c. 25m E-W; c. 20m N-S), and situated on a W-facing slope at the W end of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Described as a D-shaped area defined by an earthen bank and fosse (Gannon 1972). D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 24m E-W; 20m N-S) defined by a N-S field bank at W, and an E-W field bank at N. There are quarries (Wth of top 8m; int. D 1.2m; ext. D 0.5m) on the line of the bank E-S, but a fragment of the bank (Wth c. 3m H 0.3m) survives at E (L c. 5m). No trace of the monument can be seen beyond the field banks.
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 Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.