Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowreagh (Roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowreagh (Roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.87718, -8.16912
- SMR number
- RO016-077----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a NE-SW drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 34m) defined by a scarp (H 0.6-1m), with an outer fosse (Wth of base 1.5-2m; D 0.2-0.4) NE-E and S-WSW. There is no visible entrance. A hedge is planted on the perimeter SW-NW and the interior is overlain by a NW-SE relict field bank . The interior is cut by a NE-SW drain towards the perimeter at NW, while a pond lies immediately SE of the monument.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.