Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Fearagh (caddell), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fearagh (caddell)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.87656, -8.04177
- SMR number
- RO017-104----
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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
Towards the top of the steep N-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 30m E-W; 28m N-S) defined by an earthen bank with some scrub (at E: Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.2m; at W: int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 5-7.2m; Wth of base 2m; D 0.3-0.9m) E-S-NW, and by a scarp (H 1.6m) elsewhere. There is no visible entrance, but the perimeter is circumscribed by a field bank SSE-SSW. Rath (RO017-105----) is c. 220m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.