Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Correagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Correagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.77613, -8.20143
- SMR number
- RO028-041----
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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
On a slight W-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 26m E-W; 22.3m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.7-4m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 0.9-1.2m), which is reduced to a scarp down to the interior (H 0.1m) N-SE. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. The interior is overlain by a WNW-ESE field wall that is met by a NNE-SSW field wall on the N side. Rath (RO022-133----) is c. 130m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.