Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortnagoyne, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnagoyne
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.82507, -8.36625
- SMR number
- RO021-012----
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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 level landscape at the bottom of a N-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 33m NNW-SSE; 31.2m ENE-WSW) defined by an earthen bank with furze (Wth 2.5-3.9m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.8-1.3m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 8-9m; Wth of base 5-7m; D 0.4m) from an outer bank (Wth 2.5-4m; H 0.1-0.3m) N-S-W, the fosse being replaced by a band of rushes (Wth 4m) W-N. The entrance (Wth 4m) at SE is only through the inner bank.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.