Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ryefield Or Runnateggal, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ryefield Or Runnateggal
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.87071, -8.20874
- SMR number
- RO016-071----
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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
Towards the top of a steep SW-facing slope with a NW-SE stream c. 60m to the SW. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35.5m N-S; 35m E-W) defined by a gapped earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 2.8m at S to 3.7m at N; int. H 0.3-0.55m; ext. H 0.8m at S to 1.25m at W) SE-W-ENE and by a scarp (H 1.2m) elsewhere, separated by a fosse (Wth of top 7.5m at N to 9.5m at E; D 0.25-0.7m) NNW-ESE from an outer bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.7m) ENE-E. There is no visible entrance. Rath (RO016-070----) is 10m to the W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.