Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killeen East, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeen East
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.82548, -8.18333
- SMR number
- RO022-165----
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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
First identified in an unpublished archaeological LiDAR report (Davis, 2015) commissioned by Roscommon County Council as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the N5 Ballaghaderreen - Scramoge road development. It is situated at the crest of the N-facing slope of an E-W ridge. This is a raised circular and grass-covered area (diam. 28m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by a wide scarp (at N: Wth 5m; H 0.6m) traceable SW-N-SE. There is no visible fosse and an original entrance is not identified.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 5 August, 2016
References
Davis, S. 2015 N5 Strokestown - Ballaghderreen preferred route corridor: Lidar assessment. unpublished report for Roscommon County Council: UCD School of Archaeology
Nearby in the register
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- Pitunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.