Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lodge, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lodge
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.92148, -8.12045
- SMR number
- RO011-041----
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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 the SW-facing slope of a low NE-SW ridge. Circular grass-covered area (dim. 32m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown scarp (H 0.8-1m) SE-WSW and an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.8-1m) with a fosse (Wth of base 3.3m; D 0.55m) W-NW. The perimeter merges into the slope elsewhere. Rath (RO011-042----) is c. 20m to the NE and rath (RO011-043----) is c. 115m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.