Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Muckanagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Muckanagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclousure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.83253, -8.03219
- SMR number
- RO023-043----
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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
On a slight SE-facing slope of a drumlin down to the NW shore of Kilglass Lough, c. 150m distant. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 64.3m E-W; 56m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4-6.8m; int. H 0.4-0.8m generally to 1.4m at N; ext. H 0.8-1m generally to 1.8m at S) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.6-5.6m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 0.4-1m) which has been extended into a pond at N. There is no identifiable original entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.