Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilree, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilree
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.78571, -8.30575
- SMR number
- RO022-097----
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
Visible as a circular feature on aerial photographs (ACAP: V206/6, 7), and situated towards the bottom of the E-facing slope of Carnakit ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 51.5m E-W; 46m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.1-0.2m generally to 1m at S). There is no visible fosse or entrance. A NNE-SSW field bank, now removed, overlay the interior towards the perimeter at W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
ACAP - Air Corps Aerial Photographs. Baldonnel. Co. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Pitfieldunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 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.