Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Arraghan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Arraghan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.82671, -8.40042
- SMR number
- RO021-006001-
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
Towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope. Circular overgrown area (int. diam. 24m NNW-SSE) defined by a stone spread (Wth 2-2.6m; H 0.2-0.4m) with some facing stones. There is a tradition of use as a children's burial ground (RO021-006002-) (Gannon 1972) but there is no evidence of burial. It is situated in the N interior of rath (RO021-006003-) with a relict field wall running S from the perimeter to the edge of the rath.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.