Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drumnalassan, County Roscommon, Ireland
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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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 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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.