Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockananima, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockananima
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93286, -8.13911
- SMR number
- RO011-176----
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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
Located in a level area of rough pasture within the meandering loop of a SW-NE stream which is now by-passed by a WSW-ENE channel just SE of the monument. 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 subcircular grass-covered area (dims 30m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by a low earthen bank (at WSW: Wth of base 7m; Wth of top 3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.15m) SE-S-WNW and by scarp (at E: Wth 0.8m; H 0.2m) NE-SE. The perimeter peters out WNW-N-NE and there is no visible fosse or entrance. Rock outcrop is close to the surface in places.
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
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.