Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Leitrim (frenchpark By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leitrim (frenchpark By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.84072, -8.45764
- SMR number
- RO015-035----
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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 S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 36m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6m at W to 6.8m at E; int. H 0.35-1m; ext. H 1-1.5m) with traces of internal and external facing stones, and an outer fosse (Wth of base 6m; D 0.5m) N-SE. The stone-lined entrance (Wth 2.2m) is at E. Rath (RO015-036----) is c. 40m to the NE, and souterrain (RO015-065----) is c. 120m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.