Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Moyglass (ballintober North By., Ballygarden Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moyglass (ballintober North By., Ballygarden Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.81090, -8.08459
- SMR number
- RO023-087----
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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 crest of a low E-W drumlin ridge. Subcircular overgrown area (dims. 36m E-W; 31.2m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5-5.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.3-0.6m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 5.2-5.6m; Wth of base 2.3-2.6m; D 0.2-0.4m) WSW-NNE which are incorporated into a field bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.2m) with an outer drain (Wth of base 1.7m; D 0.8m) SE-WSW, and truncated by a field wall at E. There is an entrance (Wth 1.8m) at W. Rath (RO023-091----) is c. 135m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.