Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drinaun, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drinaun
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.80805, -8.15658
- SMR number
- RO023-059----
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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 the N-facing slope of an E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31.6m N-S; 29.7m E-W) which slopes down to the N (H of slope 1.6m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at N: Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m) SSW-N-ESE, and an outer fosse (at N: Wth of top 3m; Wth of base 2m; D 0.3m) SW-N-NNE. There are entrance gaps at NE (Wth 5m) and SW (Wth 3m). Rath (RO023-058----) is c. 220m to the WSW and rath (RO023-060----) is c. 210m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.