Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonalough, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonalough
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.77167, -8.64405
- SMR number
- RO025-002----
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 N end of a low NNW-SSE ridge overlooking the W shore of Lough O'Flynn, c. 450m to the E. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31.2m N-S; 29.7m E-W) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 3.7-4.6m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1-1.1m) ENE-SW and by a scarp (0.9-1.5m) elsewhere. There is a rounded fosse (Wth of top 3.6m at E to 6.3m at S; D 0.1m at E to 0.5m at W) ENE-S-NW with an outer overgrown bank (Wth 3.6m; H 1m) at SE and SSW-NNW. There is no identifiable original entrance, but there are quarries in the NW quadrant of the interior, perhaps the site of the 'cave' in local tradition (Gannon 1972).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Road - unclassified togherunder 1 mi
- Crannog1 mi
- Enclosure1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.