Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clooneen (hartland), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooneen (hartland)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.78811, -8.05281
- SMR number
- RO023-185----
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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 ridge overlooking a S-N section of the Scramoge River, c. 180m to the E. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35.3m N-S; 33.9m E-W) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 3.9-4.2m; int. H 0.5-0.6m; ext. H 0.7-1m) with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 2.2-2.4m; D 0.5-0.9m). The bank is incorporated into a field bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.3m) and the fosse re-cut as a drain NE-ESE. There is a modern entrance (Wth 8m) at SW. Rath (RO023-185----) is c. 190m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.