Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowmore (ballintober North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowmore (ballintober North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89373, -8.04772
- SMR number
- RO011-132----
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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 SW-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 49m N-S) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 4.5-5m; int. H 0.2m at W to 0.9m at NW; ext. H 1.25-1.5m) SW-N-NE and a scarp (H 1.25-1.3m) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.7-6.2m; D 0.2-0.4m) SW-N and at NE. There is an outer bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.2m) WSW-WNW, and the entrance (Wth 3.3m) is at E. Rath (RO011-131----) is c. 100m to the NW and rath (RO011-133----) is c. 80m to the 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.