Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Manor, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Manor
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.74827, -8.25079
- SMR number
- RO028-132----
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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
On a N-facing slope overlooking a NE-SW valley. Subrectangular or subcircular grass-covered area (diam. c. 26m N-S) defined by arcs of an earthen bank (Wth 2.4-2.6m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 0.4m) NW-NE and S-SW. The perimeter is truncated by a N-S field wall at W and cannot be traced NE-S. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO028-130002-) is c. 90m to the N and rath (RO028-131----) is c. 70m to the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.