Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Barrinagh (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barrinagh (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.84130, -8.25139
- SMR number
- RO016-113----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 a S-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 26m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by an earthen bank with scrub (Wth 3.7-4.2m; int. H 0.3m at S to 0.75m at N; ext. H 1.3-1.4m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 7m; Wth of base 4m; D 0.15-0.65m). The entrance (Wth 2m) is at E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.