Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardlougher, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardlougher
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.87894, -8.10416
- SMR number
- RO017-028001-
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
On the crest of a low knoll. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 47.5m E-W; 40.5m N-S) defined by a grass and scrub-covered scarp (H 0.8m at E to 2.9m at N) with an entrance (Wth 5m) at E. The scarp is surrounded at its base by a berm (Wth 10-11.5m) defined by a scarp with bushes (H 0.3-0.6m) E-S-NW and there is a second outer berm (Wth 4.5-6.8m) defined by a scarp (H 0.3-0.6m) ESE-S-NW (max. ext. dims c. 90m NW-SE). Cashel (RO017-028002-) is immediately adjacent to the NE, overlying the outer perimeter.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.