Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Toomona, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toomona
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.77772, -8.29178
- SMR number
- RO022-102001-
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 N-facing crest of a broad E-W ridge. Described in 1979 as a D-shaped area (dims 28m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by scarps (H 1.5m at N) with traces of a bank E-S-W, probably upcast from quarries, but with no visible fosse or entrance (SMR file). It is now visible as an oval area (dims c. 31m NE-SW; c. 26m NW-SE) defined by an interrupted band of lush vegetation (Wth 3m at NW to 7m at S). It is within field system (RO022-102002-) and rath (RO028-007-) is c. 170m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
SMR file - Sites and monuments record files in the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.