Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dooneen (frenchpark By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dooneen (frenchpark By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Dooneen
- Coordinates
- 53.88240, -8.29184
- SMR number
- RO016-002001-
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
At the W end of a broad E-W spur. Subcircular grass-covered but poached area (dims 40m E-W; 37.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (at S: Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m; at N: Wth 5m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.8m), and an outer fosse (Wth of top 8m; Wth of base 5.2m; D 1m) NW-NE. There is a low circular mound (RO016-002002-) (diam. 5.8m; H 0.3m) NE of the centre, but there is no visible entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.