Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowgobbadagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowgobbadagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.79933, -8.28565
- SMR number
- RO022-057055-
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 bottom of the E-facing slope of Rathcroghan. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 35m N-S; c. 30m E-W) sloping down to the E (H of slope c. 3m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6-2.8m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4-0.5m) S-NW, and a slight scarp (H 0.1m) E-S. It is truncated by the S bank of road (RO022-057021-) at N. There is a house platform (RO022-057072-) (dims c. 8m E-W; 6m N-S; H 0.1m at W to 0.7m at E) just N of the centre. There is no visible fosse or entrance. The well (RO022-057053-) is c. 30m to the NE.
This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 294.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.