Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonfad Beg, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonfad Beg
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.90579, -8.07852
- SMR number
- RO011-118001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated on a small NE-SW ridge, with the rath (RO011-118----) immediately to the SW. It was first identified by Susan Curran as part of an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. This is a circular or slightly D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 28m NW-SE; 26m NE-SW) defined by a complete scarp which is best preserved (at SE: Wth 3m; H 0.5m) SE-SSW. The perimeter has been straightened SW-NW where a vehicle track separates it from rath (RO01-118----). There is no visible fosse or entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 12 May, 2015
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.