Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrigeenagappul (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigeenagappul (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.78702, -8.18853
- SMR number
- RO022-137----
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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
Visilbe on aerial photograph (OS: 4/2025), and situated on the crest towards the E end of a small E-W drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 20m) defined by a slight scarp (max. H 0.3m). It is probably a rath. Rath (RO022-161----) is c. 170m to the WNW and the large enclosure (RO022-138----) is c. 150m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
OSAP - Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs. Photographic collection. Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.