Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockroe (boyle By., Killummod Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockroe (boyle By., Killummod Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89772, -8.19122
- SMR number
- RO010-088----
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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
Towards the top of the S-facing slope of an E-W drumlin ridge. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 34m) defined by three largely overgrown banks and two fosses. The inner bank (Wth 4.7-5m; int. H 0.3m at SE to 1.2m at NE; ext. H 0.8m at SE to 1.55m at N) W-N-SE is separated by a fosse (Wth of top 5.2-6.7m; Wth of base 4m) from a second bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.75m at SE to 1.45m at N; ext. H 1.4-1.5m) S-N-SE. There is a second fosse (Wth of top 4.7-5m; Wth of base 3.3m) S-N-SE, but a third outer bank (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.5m) only survives SSW-W (max. ext. diam. c. 60m). There is no identifiable original entrance, and a NW-SE field bank overlies the monument towards the perimeter at W. Standing stone (RO010-087001-) is c. 60m to the W and rath (RO010-091----) is c. 200m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.