Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carricklom, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carricklom
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.87828, -8.09084
- SMR number
- RO017-041----
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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 low rise in a hollow. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 46.5m E-W; 43.5m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.5-1.1m), with an outer fosse (Wth of top 8m; Wth of base 4m; ext. D 0.55m) NE-ENE. There is no visible entrance, but the perimeter is circumscribed by a field bank S-W. Rath (RO017-040----) is c. 170m to the N, and ceremonial enclosure (RO017-089001-) is c. 120m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ceremonial 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.