Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cartroncaran, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartroncaran
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.86975, -8.24071
- SMR number
- RO016-055----
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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
At the crest of the E-facing slope of a small N-S ridge on a broad plateau. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 25m E-W; 23.7m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.4m at N to 1.9m at E), although a bank is visible SW-N on aerial photograph (CUCAP: AVI, 27) from the 1970s. There is no visible fosse or entrance. An ENE-WSW field wall overlies the interior towards the perimeter at S. Barrow (RO016-054----) is c. 70m to the NNW, and barrow (RO016-056----) is c. 60m to the S while rath (RO016-057----) is c. 160m to the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.