Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballymaglancy, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymaglancy
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.73290, -8.29477
- SMR number
- RO028-170001-
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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 slight NE-facing slope of a broad plateau. Oval grass-covered area (dims 26m N-S; 19m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.45m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but field banks of field system (RO028-170002-) are attached to the perimeter at N and NE. Rath (RO028-174001-) is c. 110m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.