Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Frenchpark Demesne, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Frenchpark Demesne
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.88288, -8.40899
- SMR number
- RO015-010----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Marked as a circular feature (diam. c. 35m) only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a level landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 33m) defined by a scarp (H 0.4-0.8m). The possible rath (RO015-009----) is c. 100m to the WNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.