Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Corry (ballintober North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corry (ballintober North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.91298, -8.01342
- SMR number
- RO012-005----
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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
Situated towards the top of the S-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 26.5m NE-SW; 25.5m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.2m generally to 0.8m at NE (upslope); ext. H 0.2m at NE to 0.4m at NW) WNW-N-SE and a scarp (max. H 1.4m at SW) S-W, with an outer fosse (Wth of top 3-3.5m; D 0.2-0.8m) WNW-N-ENE. There is no visible entrance. Rath (RO012-026----) is c. 100m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of amended upload: 12 May 2015
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.