Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Sheerevagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sheerevagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.88342, -8.27121
- SMR number
- RO016-004----
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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 the N-facing slope of an E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31.5m E-W; 30.5m N-S) defined by a gapped earthen bank with scrub (Wth 1.65-2.9m; int. H 0.2-0.4m generally to 1.3m at SE; ext. H 0.75-0.9m generally to 1.3m at SE), which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.8m) at SW and WNW. There is no visible fosse but there is an entrance (Wth 3.2m) at E. A N-S field bank is attached to the perimeter at W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.