Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Cloonyquin (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonyquin (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.80157, -8.25542
- SMR number
- RO022-082----
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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 NE-facing slope in an undulating landscape. Described as a circular area (int. diam. c. 32m) defined by the remains of a wall (Wth 2.8m) (Herity 1987a, 137). It is visible now as a circular grass-covered area (diam. 30m E-W; 28.6m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.3m at S to 1.1m at N). Cashel (RO022-083001-) is c. 150m to the N, and pitfield (RO022-143----) is c. 100m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Herity, M. 1987a A survey of the royal site of Cruachain in Connaught. 3. Ringforts and ecclesiastical sites. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 117, 125-41.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Pitfieldunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.