Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Creaghnakirka, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creaghnakirka
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.87825, -8.13435
- SMR number
- RO017-220----
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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 a fairly level landscape. A circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 40m) that is probably defined by a low earthen bank (Wth c. 5m) is visible on Google Earth (11/05/2020) and other Google images. It is also visible on OSI images (1995, 2000, 2005-12), and it was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere.
See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (11/05/2020)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 1 April, 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.