Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Moneyduff, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moneyduff
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.90045, -8.06449
- SMR number
- RO011-121----
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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
Towards the bottom of the SW-facing slope of a small drumlin with Ballagh Lough (dims c. 400m NE-SW; c. 250m NW-SE) c. 90m to the W. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 42m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.3-5.5m; int. H 0.2-1.2m; ext. H 1-1.3m) with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.5-5m; D 0.3m generally to 1.05m at NE) NNE-SE but visible as a band of wet ground (Wth 3-5m) NW-N, and re-cut as a drain SE-W. The entrance (Wth 3.5m) is at E. Rath (RO011-122----) is c. 190m to the N.
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.