Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowntoosan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowntoosan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.79436, -8.28505
- SMR number
- RO022-057062-
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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
Situated just W of the summit of a low hill at the E foot of Rathcroghan ridge. Described as faint traces of an enclosure (diam. c. 40m) (Waddell 1983, 41, No. 47). It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Souterrain (RO022-063----) is just down the W-facing slope from it, and it is probably a rath.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Waddell, J. 1983 Rathcroghan - a royal site in Connaught. Journal of Irish Archaeology 1, 21-46.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.