Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Cartron (frenchpark By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartron (frenchpark By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.88386, -8.19207
- SMR number
- RO016-027----
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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 low rise in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 3m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-2.5m; int. H 0.35m at N to 0.7m at S; ext. H 0.35-0.7m) surrounded by a berm (Wth 4-4.6m) defined by a scarp (H 1.5m) (ext. diam. of top 16m N-S; max. ext. diam. of base 26.3m N-S). Rath (RO016-026----) is c. 120m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.