Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tooloscan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tooloscan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89784, -8.00307
- SMR number
- RO012-015----
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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 a S-facing slope on a spur projecting SE from a drumlin. Circular area (diam. 31.5m E-W; 30m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.7-1.4m) SSE-S and W-NNW, and a scarp (H 0.1m to 0.85m at S) elsewhere with an outer fosse (Wth of top 3.8m at W to 5.5m at N; D 0.1-0.7m) W-NNE. A NNW-SSE field bank overlies the monument towards the perimeter at NE, while a farm building occupies the interior and a modern entrance has been made at SSE. Rath (RO012-014----) is c. 200m 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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.