Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardeevin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardeevin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ardeevin Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ardeevin Fort
- Coordinates
- 53.74820, -8.32369
- SMR number
- RO027-043----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 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
At the crest of the NE-facing slope and towards the NW end of a broad NW-SE ridge. Oval grass-covered area (dims 45.8m NW-SE; 35.8m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 0.8-1.1m) which is incorporated into a field bank N-NE and WNW-NW. There is no visible fosse, but the entrance (Wth 1.4m) is at SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.