Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Grange (roscommon By., Aughrim East Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grange (roscommon By., Aughrim East Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89591, -8.11064
- SMR number
- RO011-111001-
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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
At the crest of the SE-facing slope of a low NE-SW ridge. Circular overgrown area (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.3-1m; ext. H 1.3m) W-NW and a scarp (H 1m generally to 1.6m at S) elsewhere separated by a fosse (Wth of base 3.5m generally to 5.15m at W; D 0.2-0.9m) from an outer earthen bank (Wth 2.5-3m; int. H 0.6-0.7m; ext. H 0.3-0.4m) NW-NE and SE-S. There is an outer fosse (Wth of base 2.5-2.7m) and a third outer bank (Wth 3.5m; H 0.2-0.5m) NW-NE. The entrance cannot be identified.
A rectangular overgrown enclosure or annexe (RO011-11102-) (dims 43m N-S; 23m E-W) to the W is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.25-5.7m; int. H 0.4-0.55m; ext. H 0.9-1m) at W and N and scarps (H 0.9-1m) elsewhere. It has an outer fosse (Wth of base 3.2m; D 0.3-0.5m) at W, and is bisected by a NNW-SSE field bank. Moated site (RO011-112----) is c. 80m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 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.