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Ringfort - rath

Drumnalassan, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Drumnalassan, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Drumnalassan
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Embanked enclosure
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.88782, -8.59920
SMR number
RO014-004----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

On the crest of a low NW-SE ridge. Circular area (diam. 38.4m N-S; 37.5m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2.2m at E to 4.6-5m generally; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.4m at E to 1.2-1.4m generally) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 4m at E and W to 6m at N and S; ext. D 0.3-0.5m N-E to 1.2-1.4m S-W) from an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3-4.8m; ext. H 0.5-0.7m). A second fosse (Wth of top 3-4m; Wth of base 2.4-2.9m; ext. D 0.4m) and a third overgrown bank (Wth 2-3m; ext. H 0.2-0.3m) survive WSW-NNE. There is no identifiable original entrance, although there are later entrances at N and S. A N-S field bank towards the perimeter at E incorporates the inner bank NE-SE, but has removed much of the outer features to the E, and an E-W field bank towards the perimeter at S similarly incorporates the inner bank SE-SW while removing the outermost bank SE-WSW (max. ext. diam. 62m N-S; 61m E-W).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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