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
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.84120, -8.45646
- SMR number
- RO015-036----
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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. 35.5m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.3-3.5m; int. H 0.2-0.8m; ext. H 0.3-0.6m) N-E-S and a scarp (H 0.4-0.5m) elsewhere, with a fosse (Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.3-0.4m) WSW-NW. It is overlain by a relict NE-SW field wall towards the perimeter at SE. There is no visible entrance. Rath (RO015-035----) is c. 40m to the SW, and souterrain (RO015-065----) is c. 180m to the W.
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.