Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kiltybranks, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kiltybranks
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.87588, -8.61245
- SMR number
- RO013-006----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Towards the NW end of the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 59m NE-SW; 58m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6-3.8m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 0.6-0.7m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m) NW-NE and which is impinged on by farm buildings NE-SE. There is no visible fosse or entrance, but the perimeter is surrounded by a field bank and hedge SW-NNE, c. 5-10m distant.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 1 May 2018
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.