Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Faus, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Faus
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.93496, -8.19907
- SMR number
- RO010-044----
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
At the NE end of a low NE-SW ridge. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 34.5m N-S; 33.5m E-W) defined by a gapped earthen bank (Wth 3-3.6m; int. H 0.2-0.45m; ext. H 0.55-0.8m), with an outer fosse (Wth of top 3m; Wth of base 2-2.5m; D 0.2m) S-W. There is no identifiable original entrance, but an ENE-WSW field bank and drain overlie the monument towards the perimeter at N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.