Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Skeanavart, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Skeanavart
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.86730, -8.23261
- SMR number
- RO016-063----
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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 slight rise of a broad E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 22.5m N-S; 22.5m E-W) defined by a gapped earthen bank (Wth 3.15m at N to 4.6m at S; int. H 0.5-0.8m; ext. H 1.1m at N to 1.45m at W) at S and WSW-NNE, and by a scarp (H 0.6m at E to 1m at SW) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance, but a NNW-SSE field wall overlies the interior towards the perimeter at E. Barrow (RO016-059----) is c. 170m to the N, and rath (RO016-064----) is c. 130m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.