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
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.81509, -8.36142
- SMR number
- RO021-027----
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 top of the NW-facing slope of a hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 33.3m ENE-WSW; 32.6 NNW-SSE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.3-4.5m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.9-1.3m), and outer fosse (Wth of top 4.4-5.5m; Wth of base 2-2.5m; D 0.2-0.3m) NNW-E-SW which is visible as a band of rushes (Wth 2.5-3m) elsewhere. The entrance (Wth 2.4m) and causeway (Wth 3m) are at SE. Rath (RO021-028----) is c. 100m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.