Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardakillin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardakillin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.76053, -8.18646
- SMR number
- RO028-095----
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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
At the W end of a low E-W drumlin ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 37m E-W; 33m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5-3.5m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 1m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 6-7m; Wth of base 2.5-3m; D 0.2-0.3m) S-W, and a scarp (H 0.1m generally to 7m at N) elsewhere. There is a gap (Wth 11m) in the perimeter at E and the monument is bisected by a NNW-SSE field bank and ditches. Rath (RO028-096----) is c. 30m to the E.
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
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.