Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Crunaun, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crunaun
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.88583, -8.61544
- SMR number
- RO013-002----
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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 the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 30m N-S; 29.7m E-W) defined by an overgrown and gapped earthen bank (at S: Wth 2.1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m; at N: Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.6m) which has limited sections of inner stone-facing at S, W and ENE. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Rath (RO013-003----) is c. 80m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.