Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Corgarrow, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corgarrow
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.83829, -8.10073
- SMR number
- RO017-168----
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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
Situated on top of a drumlin overlooking the N shore of Drumman Lough, c. 250m to the SSW. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 48m N-S) defined by an overgrown and gapped earthen bank (Wth 4.2m at N to 6.8m at S; int. H 0.45-1m; ext. H 1.8-2m) NNW-E-SW which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6-0.8m) elsewhere, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 3.5m at S to 5m at N; D 0.4m at N to 1.2m at S). There is no visible entrance. Rath (RO017-169----) is c. 150m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.