Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Foxborough (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Foxborough (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.79390, -8.22110
- SMR number
- RO022-088----
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
On the summit of an E-W drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 49.2m E-W; 46m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 3.7-5.3m; int. H 0.2-0.6m; ext. H 0.6m at S to 1.2-1.6m generally), with a fosse (Wth of top 7.3m; Wth of base 2.6m; D 0.4-0.6m) NNW-ENE which has been extended into a pond (dims c 14m E-W; c. 10m N-S; D 1.2m) ENE-SE. There are slight traces of an outer bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.4m) N-NNE, and there is an entrance (Wth 1.2m) at WSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.