Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilnanooan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilnanooan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80359, -8.28517
- SMR number
- RO022-056057-
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
At the bottom of the E-facing slope of Rathcroghan. Oval grass and rush-covered area (dims 30m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4.5m; D 0.2m) at S and a slight scarp (H 0.1m at E to 0.5m SW-N-E) elsewhere. Holy well (RO022-056039-) is c. 250m to the NE and church (RO022-056040-) is c. 60m to the SSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.