Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carricklom, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carricklom
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.88070, -8.09282
- SMR number
- RO017-039----
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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 a broad low hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 30.5m N-S; 28.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.45m) E-S, and elsewhere by an overgrown scarp (H 0.7m at N to 1.4m at S). There is no visible fosse or entrance. The perimeter is partly obscured by spoil, and circumscribed by a field bank W-N. Rath (RO017-038----) is c. 60m to the W and rath (RO017-040----) is c. 110m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.