Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownamaddy (roscommon By.),lisduff (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownamaddy (roscommon By.),lisduff (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.83219, -8.12214
- SMR number
- RO023-020----
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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
On a slight NW-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered but poached area (dims 42.8m N-S; 36.7m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.5m at E to 5.4m at S; int. H 0.4-0.8m; ext. H 0.5-0.8m), which is reduced to a scarp (H 1.2m) SW-W, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.3-5.5m; Wth of base 2-2.8m; D 0.2-0.4m). The original entrance is not identified, and a WNW-ESE field wall crosses the interior towards the perimeter at N. Rath (RO023-021----) is c. 210m to the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.