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
- 53.75996, -8.18407
- SMR number
- RO028-097----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 the crest of an E-W drumlin ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 28m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 2.3-3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4-0.8m), with an outer fosse or drain (Wth of base 1m; D 0.2m) SE-SSW. There are entrances at ENE (Wth 2.5m) and NW (Wth 2m).
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.