Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonsillagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonsillagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.88333, -8.04869
- SMR number
- RO017-061----
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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 low, narrow E-W drumlin ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 41m NW-SE; 37m NE-SW) defined by a scarp (H 0.2m at NW to 0.6m at SW), and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4-6.2m; Wth of base 1m at SW to 2.8m at NE; D 0.3-0.6m) SW-N-SE. There is no visible entrance, but the perimeter is truncated by an E-W field bank and drain at S and the fosse cannot be seen S of this feature. Rath (RO017-062001-) is c. 100m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.