Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowgarve (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowgarve (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75922, -8.28627
- SMR number
- RO028-058001-
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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 gentle W-facing slope of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 46m NW-SE; 44.4m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.7m) ENE-SSE and a scarp (H 0.4-0.5m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. A D-shaped enclosure or annexe (RO028-058002-) (dims 77m NE-SW; c. 60m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (H 0.3-0.5m) is attached to the NW, but it is confined by or cut by field banks at NW and NE, and both the rath and annexe are overlain by a NW-SE field bank. Rath (RO028-059001-) is c. 40m to the ESE. (Herity 1987a, fig. 27; Carrrowgarve 4)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Herity, M. 1987a A survey of the royal site of Cruachain in Connaught. 3. Ringforts and ecclesiastical sites. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 117, 125-41.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.