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
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.78598, -8.05344
- SMR number
- RO023-186----
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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
Just off the crest of a ridge, on a gentle E-facing slope overlooking a S-N section of the Scramoge River, c. 250m to the E. Circular overgrown area (diam. 40.4m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.8-5.7m; int. H 0.6-1.1m; ext. H 1-1.7m) with inner facing-stones at the W, and a rounded outer fosse (Wth of top 5.8-9m; Wth of base 3-3.6m; D 0.2-0.5m) SW-N-NE which is re-cut as a drain NE-ESE. The entrance (Wth 3.5m) is at E. Rath (RO023-189----) is c. 190m to the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.