Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cuilrevagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cuilrevagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.81116, -8.11035
- SMR number
- RO023-077001-
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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
Just below the summit of the col between Greywood Hill c. 700m to the NNW and Mullaghcreigha c. 1km to the SSE, on the E-facing slope. D-shaped grass and scrub-covered area (dims c. 40m E-W; c. 30m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 5.6-5.8m; int. H 0.4-1.1m; ext. H 1.2-1.5m) SW-NE separated by a fosse (Wth of top 7.9-8.1m; Wth of base 3.6-4m; D 1-1.2m) from an overgrown outer bank (Wth 6.2-7.8m; ext. H 0.5m) and external fosse (Wth of base 2.1-2.6m; D 0.3-0.5m) which survive NW-E-SE (max. ext. diam. c. 80m). There is no visible entrance although a possible entrance with a causeway has been noted at WSW (Gannon 1972), and the interior has been damaged by quarrying. Souterrain (RO023-077002-) is in the NW quadrant of the interior. Two fragments of quernstones (RO023-077003-; RO023-077004-) were found at the site, one of which is now in NMI but the other is now lost. Rath (RO023-070001-) is c. 220m to the NNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Windmillunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.