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Ringfort - rath

Killummod, County Roscommon, Ireland

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Townland
Killummod
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Embanked enclosure
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.90618, -8.12716
SMR number
RO011-102----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Marked as a circular embanked feature (ext. diam. c. 45m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and as a subrectangular feature on the 1914 ed. Situated on a NE-SW drumlin ridge. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 38m NW-SE; 37m NE-SW) with a rounded corner at N defined by overgrown earthen banks (Wth 4m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. H 1.2-1.7m), with outer fosses (Wth of base 2-3.1m; D 0.2-0.4m) on all sides except the NE. The entrance (Wth 4m) is at NE.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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