Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dangan (king), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dangan (king)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89876, -8.02970
- SMR number
- RO011-141002-
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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
On top of a broad low hill. Circular grass and covered area (diam. 26.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank N-NNE (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.7m) and E-S (at S: Wth 4.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.8m), and a scarp (H 0.3-0.7m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance, but a pond surrounded by trees has been excavated inside the perimeter at NE. The perimeter cuts rath (RO011-141001-) which is immediately to the W, while rath (RO011-140----) is c. 150m to the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.