Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowndangan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowndangan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.72474, -8.27003
- SMR number
- RO028-202----
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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 top of a NE-facing slope overlooking Shad Lough, c. 600m to the NE. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 58m NE-SW; 50m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6-3.2m; int. H 0.1-0.25m; ext. H 0.3-0.95m), with an outer fosse (Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.2m) SE-SSW. There is an entrance (Wth 6m) at W, and the monument is divided by a NE-SW field bank and drains NW of the centre. Rath (RO028-201----) is c. 210m to the WSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.