Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilgarve (ballintober North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgarve (ballintober North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.84704, -8.00772
- SMR number
- RO018-024----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 W-facing slope, c. 100m from the E shore of Grange Lough. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 48m E-W; 46m N-S; H 0.9-1.2m) defined by an overgrown fosse (Wth of top 3.2-4m; Wth of base 1.6-1.8m; D 0.2-0.3m). There is a modern entrance at N. Rath (RO018-023----) is c. 200m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Millstone quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.