Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Portobello, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Portobello
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.88812, -8.22731
- SMR number
- RO016-019----
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
On top of a low rise. Circular grass-covered and rounded mound (diam. of base 8.5m; H 1.75m) defined by a fosse (Wth of base 1.5m at N to 3.4m at S) and a gapped outer bank (Wth 3.6-4.7m generally to 5.3m at S; int. H 0.05m at N to 0.55m at SW; ext. H 0.75m at SW to 1.9m at S). There is no visible entrance (max. ext. diam. 23m N-S).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.