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Ringfort - rath

Ballyglass (Roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballyglass, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballyglass (Roscommon By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.73559, -8.21070
SMR number
RO028-189001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Visible on aerial photograph (OSAP: 3/0144), and situated at the crest of a NE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 50m E-W; 48m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.25-3m; H 0.2-0.3m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but attached to the perimeter at N is a rectangular enclosure or annexe (RO028-189002-) (int. dims 21m WNW-ESE; 14m NNE-SSW) defined by a stone spread (Wth 2m; H 0.2m). The perimeter SSE-SW forms the N side of roadway (RO028-189003-), and cashel (RO028-190001-) is c. 20m to the SE. Archaeological testing (12E0399) c. 20m SW of the road and c. 30m SW of this rath at the nearest point produced no related material (Crumlish 2012). See excavations.ie (2012:506).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Amended: 4 February 2020

References

OSAP - Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs. Photographic collection. Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Dublin.

Crumlish, R. 2012 Report on Pre-development Testing at Ballyglass townland, Four Mile House, Co. Roscommon. Licence No. 12E0399. Unpublished report, Author.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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