Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Kilmore (castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmore (castlereagh By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.77693, -8.61394
- SMR number
- RO019-018----
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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 the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 23.7m E-W; 21.1m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (at S: Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m; at W: Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.8m) with inner and outer facing stones visible at SW (original Wth 1m) and some bushes on the perimeter S-W. There is no visible entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.