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Ringfort - rath

Castleteheen, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Castleteheen, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Castleteheen
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Moat, Castle (Site of)
Coordinates
53.75084, -8.38335
SMR number
RO027-017001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · 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

On the crest of a slight NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 54m E-W; 52.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.3-5.7m; int. H 0.1m generally to 0.7m at E; ext. H 0.5m generally to 1.2m ENE-SE) and outer fosse (Wth of top 7.2-10.2m; Wth of base 3.7-5m; D 0.2m generally to 0.7m ENE-SE). There is a house site (RO027-017003-) (ext. dims 13.4m NW-SE; 5.8m NE-SW) defined by a stone spread just N of the centre where there is a subrectangular cairn (RO027-017008-) (dims 4.2m N-S; 2m E-W; H 0.3m) with a small standing stone (RO027-017005-) (dims 0.7m E-W; 0.3m N-S; H 0.7m) just to its E. There is a second house site (RO027-017008-) (dims 12m WNW-ESE; 5.7m NNE-SSW) defined by wall-footings on all sides except the S inside the perimeter of the rath at S. There is no identifiable original entrance, but a quarry has damaged the perimeter at NE. Building (RO027-017002-) is immediately outside the fosse at SW.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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