Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyglass (Castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass (Castlereagh By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.81301, -8.37364
- SMR number
- RO021-026----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a W-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered mound (dims of top 34.8m E-W; 31.1m N-S; dims of base 36m E-W; 37.4m N-S; H 1.8m at E to 3.2m at W) which is largely natural, surrounded by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of base 4.5-7m; D 0.2m at N to 0.8m at S) SE-W-E, and an outer bank (at S: Wth 4m; ext. H 0.3m) SE-W. There is no identifiable original entrance, but the edge of the mound is cut back (L 15.6m) at SE (max. ext. dims 51m N-S; 50m E-W).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.