Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tullyloyd, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullyloyd
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.83044, -8.17648
- SMR number
- RO022-053----
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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 knoll on the NW-facing slope of a broad hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35.6m N-S; 35m E-W) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 2.5-4m; int. H 0.2-0.8m; ext. H 1.2m at S to 1.8m at N), and a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 5-6.2m; D 0.2-0.4m) NE-S-W. The entrance (Wth 2.6m) and causeway (Wth 2.6m) are at NE, but there are secondary entrance gaps at SSE (Wth 5m) and NW (Wth 1.6m).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.