Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tansyfield, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tansyfield
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.83354, -8.13358
- SMR number
- RO023-016----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the E end of the crest of a low E-W drumlin ridge. Subrectangular grass and scrub-covered area (dims 35.5m E-W; 27.6m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank which only survives in its original state (Wth 8.8m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 3.9m) NNE-SE, being incorporated into straight sections of overgrown field bank (Wth 1.8-2.9m; int. H 0.3-0.8m; ext. H 1.2-1.7m) elsewhere. Slight traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2m; D 0.2m) survive SE-SW. There is an entrance (Wth 3m), possibly original but enlarged, at SE. Rath (RO023-015----) is c. 30m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.