Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clooncullaan (roscommon By., Tulsk Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooncullaan (roscommon By., Tulsk Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.76504, -8.21081
- SMR number
- RO028-090001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On the W-facing slope of a broad hill. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 26m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.4-4.2m; int. H 0.1m at W to 0.6-0.9m E-S; ext. H 0.7-0.8m) and fosse (Wth of top 4.2m at E to 7.6m at W; Wth of base 2m generally to 4.6m at W; D 0.2m). An outer bank (Wth 2-2.5m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.2m) SE-W-NW also circumscribes the S part of rath (RO028-090002-) which is conjoined to the E. There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO028-091----) is c. 30m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.