Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Fearagh (mahon), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fearagh (mahon)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.87089, -8.05048
- SMR number
- RO017-099----
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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 gentle N-facing slope of a SE-NW spur. Subcircular grass-covered but poached area (dims 24.4m N-S; 21.8m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.8m at E to 3.6m at S; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.8m at E to 1.3m at W) and hedge, with an outer fosse which has been re-cut as a drain (Wth of base 0.9m at E to 1.6m at S; D 0.2m at W to 0.8m at E). There is no visible entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.