Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cuilmore (roscommon By., Elia Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cuilmore (roscommon By., Elia Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.83005, -8.05873
- SMR number
- RO023-036----
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 crest of a small hill overlooking Grange Lough c. 250m to the E. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 23.8m N-S; 20.5m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 5.2-5.3m; int. H 1.7-1.9m; ext. H 2.3-3.4m) which has been augmented with material dug from the interior (D c. 1m) and the external fosse which is re-cut as a drain (Wth of top 3m; Wth of base 1-1.2m; D 2m). A drain (Wth 1m; D 0.2-1m) has also been cut inside the bank. There is a modern entrance (Wth 2.6m) and causeway (Wth 4m) at SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.