Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clogher More, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clogher More
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.82811, -8.25871
- SMR number
- RO022-021----
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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
Marked only on the 1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle E-facing slope at the E end of a slight E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 27m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 3m; Wth of top 1.4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.8m) with traces of an outer fosse (Wth of top 3m; D 0.1m) E-S-W, but it is bisected by an E-W field bank and defined by a slight scarp (H 0.1-0.2m) N of this feature. There is an entrance (Wth 2m) at W. Rath (RO022-020----) is c. 210m to the NNE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.