Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballykilcline, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballykilcline
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.82758, -8.01713
- SMR number
- RO024-004001-
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
At the crest of the W-facing slope of a low drumlin overlooking the N end of Kilglass Lough, c. 270m to the W. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 30.4m N-S; 28.2m E-W) defined by a poached earthen bank (Wth 2.3-4.7m; int. H 0.2m at W to 1m at N; ext. H 0.5m at E to 1.2m at W), and on outer fosse (Wth of top 3.8-4.7m; Wth of base 2m; D 0.2-0.4m) NE-S-NW. There is no identifiable original entrance. The 18th to 19th-century deserted settlement of Aughmore (RO024-004002-) is c. 70m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.