Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockadalteen, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockadalteen
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93117, -8.12465
- SMR number
- RO011-177----
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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 on level pasture at the crest of a natural SE-facing slope which defines the NW edge of a shallow SW-NE valley. 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 grass-covered area (diam. 24m NW-SE; 22m NE-SW) defined by a steep, natural scarp (Wth 5.2m; H 1m) SE-SW and by an earthen bank (at W: Wth of base 9.2m; Wth of top 2.5m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.35m) SW-W-N. It is truncated by a NW-SE picket fence at E and is not visible beyond it. 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.