Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Corry (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corry (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.90838, -8.08727
- SMR number
- RO011-077----
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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 lower SW-facing slope of a NE-SW drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35.8m N-S; 34.8m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.3m at W to 6.3m at S; int. H 0.35m at W to 1.05m at E; ext. H 0.65m at E to 1.2m at N and S), with an outer fosse (Wth of base 4-5.5m; D 0.5m generally to 1.3m at NE) N-ENE which is continued by a band of rushes (Wth 2.3-4m) elsewhere. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at E.
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.