Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kiltrustan,tullen, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kiltrustan,tullen
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.80650, -8.10977
- SMR number
- RO023-076----
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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 the N end of the NW-SE ridge of Mullaghcreigha Hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37.1m N-S; 36.7m E-W) defined by a scrub-covered earthen bank (Wth 3.3-5.2m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.7-1.2m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 3.5-4.3m; Wth of base 1.3-1.8m; D 0.2m) S-W-NNE, but the bank is incorporated into a townland boundary with Kiltrustan (Wth 6.5m; H 1.3m) and the fosse is removed NNE-S. There is an entrance (Wth 2.2m) at NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.