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Ringfort - rath

Derrycoagh, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Derrycoagh, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Derrycoagh
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.92044, -8.43526
SMR number
RO009-077001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

At the crest of a NW-SE ridge, towards the NW end. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims c. 23m N-S; 12.3m E-W) defined by an arc of an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.3-1,5m) with an outer fosse (Wth of base 1.6-2m; D 0.2-0.4m) on the straightened W side SW-NW, and a scarp (H 0.6m) S-SW. It is truncated by a NNE-SSW field bank at E and nothing survives E of this feature. It is known locally as a childrens burial ground (RO009-077002-) called 'Cluain na Cille' (Beirne 2000, 201), although there is no evidence of burial.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Beirne, Rev. F. 2000 The Diocese of Elphin. People, places and pilgrimage. Blackrock. The Columba Press.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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