Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Elphin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Rookery
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.85058, -8.18282
- SMR number
- RO016-157001-
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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
At the E edge of a plateau where the ground slopes steeply down to the E. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 39m N-S; 36.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.4m at S to 0.9m at E), with a slight external berm (Wth 2.7-3m) WSW-NNW. There is no visible entrance, but an ice-house (RO016-157002-), consisting of a spherical brick chamber (int. diam. 2.6m) with an entrance passage (int. dims 3.3m NNE-SSW; 1.15m WNW-ESE) to the NE and the remains of its mound (diam. 15m; H 0.7-1m) occupies the NE quadrant.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Icehouseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical residenceunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Augustinian canonsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.