Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Granny, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Granny
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.91193, -8.31375
- SMR number
- RO010-052----
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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 level low-lying landscape with an ENE-WSW stream or drain c. 10m to the S. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35.4m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.2-3.6m; int. H 0.6m at E to 1.1m at SE; ext. H 1.4m) separated by a complete fosse (Wth of top 8-10m; Wth of base 5-8m), which is recut as a drain SSW-N, from an outer bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.8m) WSW-N-SSW. There is no visible entrance. Mound (RO010-051----) is c. 150m to the NNW and enclosure (RO010-053----) is c. 60m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.