Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballymartin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymartin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.80436, -8.04532
- SMR number
- RO023-103----
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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 gentle E-facing slope. Subcircular scrub-covered area (dims 38m E-W; 34m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6-4m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. H 0.9-1.1m) with scrub, which is reduced to a scarp (H 1m) S-W, and a fosse (Wth of top 5.9-6.9m; Wth of base 2.6-3.1m; D 0.6-0.7m). The original entrance is not identified.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.