Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilmore (Castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmore (Castlereagh By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.77553, -8.60919
- SMR number
- RO026-001----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1857 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the crest of a the SE-facing slope of NW-SE ridge. Described as a subcircular area (dims 27m E-W; 20m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Gannon 1972), it is not now visible at ground level in an area of quarrying. Earthwork (RO026-002----) is c. 90m to the SW.
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 Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.