Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Commeen (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Commeen (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.84333, -8.14659
- SMR number
- RO017-158----
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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 shelf towards the E end of the N-facing slope of an E-W drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31.5m N-S, 29.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (at WNW: Wth 5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m; at NE: Wth 7m; int. H 1.8m; ext. H 2.3m), and an outer fosse (Wth of base 3.5-4m; D 0.3-0.8m) SE-W-NE. There is no visible entrance. Earthwork (RO017-157----) is c. 80m to the WNW, and rath (RO017-159----) is c. 170m to the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.