Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilmore (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmore (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.78652, -8.07249
- SMR number
- RO023-179----
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 a gentle SW-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 38.4m E-W; 33.4m N-S) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 2.9-4.4m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 0.4-1m) which has internal facing-stones at N but is reduced to a scarp (H 0.5-0.8m) NE-S, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.6-5.7m; Wth of base 3m; D 0.6-0.8m). There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO023-178----) is c. 160m to the NW and rath (RO023-180----) is c. 190m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.