Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockacorha, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockacorha
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.93322, -8.16892
- SMR number
- RO010-050----
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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 a N-facing slope towards the W end of an ENE-WSW drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 33.5m E-W; 32m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-3.6m; int. H 0.35-0.6m; ext. H 0.9-1m) reduced to a scarp (H 1.2m) at NW, with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.6m; Wth of base 3m; D 0.6) and outer bank (Wth 4m; ext. H 1.1m) NW-N. There is no visible entrance. Standing stone (RO010-049----) is c. 100m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 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.