Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Boyanagh (roscommon By., Cloonyquin Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Boyanagh (roscommon By., Cloonyquin Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.81025, -8.26823
- SMR number
- RO022-060----
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 W end of a low E-W ridge in an E-W valley. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 36.8m E-W; 36m E-W), which slopes down to the N (H of slope 2.2m) and S (H of slope 2m), defined by a scarp (H 1m at S to 2m at W and N), with a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 10.7m; Wth of base 3.6m; int. D 1m; ext. D 0.5m) NE-SE which is reduced to a berm (Wth c. 8m) elsewhere. The ramp entrance (Wth 2m) is at E. Rath (RO022-058----) is c. 250m to the NNW and earthwork (RO022-059----) is c. 250m to the NE.
See the attached aerial view taken from the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.