Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Glenballythomas, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenballythomas
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cashelmanannan
- Coordinates
- 53.79344, -8.32227
- SMR number
- RO021-042017-
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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 floor of a WNW-ESE valley in an area of rock outcrop. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 35m N-S; 31.7m E-W) defined by the intermittently visible grass-covered foundations of three stone walls (Wth 1.3-2m) placed 2-4m apart, although only two walls can be traced at S (max. ext. dims 54.4m E-W; 50.6m N-S). There is no identifiable original entrance. A small rectangular enclosure or annexe (RO021-042018-) (dims c. 30m N-S; c. 20m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth c. 1-2m) is attached to the SE, and relict field walls (RO021-042019-) (L c. 100m) attach to the perimeter of the cashel at N, E, S and NW.
This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 473
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Linear earthworkunder 1 mi
- House - Neolithicunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.