Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clashaganny, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clashaganny
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.74286, -8.23422
- SMR number
- RO028-149----
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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 an E-facing slope of an E-W ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 53.5m NW-SE; 48.3m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.9-5.2m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 1.6-1.9m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 8.4-8.8m; ext. D 1.1-1.3m) from an outer bank (Wth 3.2-4.1m; ext. H 0.5-1.1m) NE-S-WSW, which is incorporated into an overgrown field bank WSW-NE. The entrance through the inner (Wth 2.5m) and outer (Wth 5m) banks, and a causeway (Wth 5m) are at SSE. A second rounded fosse (Wth of top 6.5m; Wth of base 2.4m; ext. D 1.15m) and third bank (Wth of top 1.6m; ext. H 0.2m) survive ENE-SSE. Rath (RO028-147----) is c. 70m to the NW, rath (RO028-150----) is c. 200m to the E, and rath (RO028-151----) is c. 200m to the WSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.