Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carns, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carns
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.74935, -8.25091
- SMR number
- RO028-130001-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the bottom of a SE-facing slope and at the N edge of a W-E valley (Wth c. 100m; D c. 10m). The E corner of moated site (RO028-130002-) curves outwards (diam. 23.3m N-S) NNW-E-SW as if it incorporated a rath. It is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6-4.3m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 1.2-1.5m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 5.2-6m; Wth of base 2.5-2.8m; D 0.5-0.7m) NNW-E-SW, but there is no evidence of either a bank or fosse elsewhere. Rath (RO028-131----) is c. 90m to the SE and rath (RO028-132----) is c. 90m to the S.
See the attached aerial view taken from the ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 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.