Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Corgowan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corgowan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.80286, -8.05949
- SMR number
- RO023-137----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 NW-SE ridge. Circular grass and thistle-covered area (diam. 48m E-W; 44m N-S) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (at W: Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.1m) SSW-NW which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.5-0.6m) elsewhere. There is a complete fosse (Wth of top 5.1-5.6m; Wth of base 1.9-3.1m; D 0.3m at N), and an outer bank and hedge (at S: Wth 3m; int. H 0,9m; ext. H 0.3m) SSW-NW. The inner edge of the fosse is quarried (L 11m; Wth 3m) at NE, and there is no identifiable original entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.