Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowngarry, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowngarry
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.87116, -8.26573
- SMR number
- RO016-043----
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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 SSW-facing slope of an E-W spur. Oval grass-covered but poached area (dims. 28m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-4.5m; int. H 0.3-1m; ext. H 0.7-1.7m) N-E which is reduced to a scarp (H 1-1.45m) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (Wth of base 6.5m; D 0.6m) SW-NW. There is no visible entrance, but a pond has been dug immediately outside the perimeter at E. Rath (RO016-042----) is c. 40m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.