Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Turlagh (frenchpark By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Turlagh (frenchpark By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89003, -8.18781
- SMR number
- RO016-031----
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 a low rise. Circular grass-covered but poached area (diam. 33m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 1.5-3m; int. H 0.3-0.95m; ext. H 0.5-1m) S-W-ENE, and by a scarp (H 0.6m) elsewhere. There is no visible evidence of a fosse or entrance. Rath (RO016-032----) is c. 200m to the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.