Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowgarve (roscommon By.),lismurtagh (castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowgarve (roscommon By.),lismurtagh (castlereagh By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75889, -8.28384
- SMR number
- RO028-060----
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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-covered area (diam. 43.5m NNW-SSE; 43m WNW-ESE) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.2-0.4m), with slight traces of a fosse (Wth c. 9m) at NW and NE. It is overlain by a WNW-ESE field wall and townland boundary with Carrowgarve at N. Rath (RO028-059001-) is c. 30m to the WNW. (Herity 1987a, fig. 27, Lismurtagh 2).
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
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- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.