Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cappagh (frenchpark By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappagh (frenchpark By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.87704, -8.52913
- SMR number
- RO014-015----
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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 gentle S-facing slope of an E-W spur. Circular overgrown area (diam. 29m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.1-4.3m; int. H 1.1-1.6m; ext. H 0.9-1m), and an outer fosse (Wth of base 2.8m; D 0.6m at N) SW-NNE. There is no visible entrance, and the outer edge of the fosse is overlain by a NNE-SSW field bank and townland boundary with Lissian at NW. Rath (RO014-013----) is c. 250m to the WNW along the ridge.
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.