Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drinaun, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drinaun
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.80780, -8.13890
- SMR number
- RO023-063----
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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 S-facing slope overlooking the E end of Annaghmore Lough c. 300m to the SW. Subcircular grass-covered area (diam. 42.5m E-W; 39.3m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 2.9-3.3m; int. H 0.6-1m; ext. H 1m) which is incorporated into a field bank NW-NE and reduced to a scarp at SE. There is no visible fosse but the entrance may have been at SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.