Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Sheegeeragh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sheegeeragh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75117, -8.22632
- SMR number
- RO028-136001-
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
Towards the NW edge of a plateau. Subcircular grass-covered and domed platform (dims 26m E-W; 23m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.1m at S to 1.2m at N). There is no visible evidence of a bank, fosse or original entrance. Souterrain (RO028-136002-) is inside the mound at SW, and souterrain (RO028-136003-) is within the mound at SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.