Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
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
- 53.75364, -8.23465
- SMR number
- RO028-232001-
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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 rise in a low-lying landscape with a shallow S-N valley immediately to the E. Subcircular grass-covered and domed area (int. dims 46m N-S; 41m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1-1.5m; H 0.1-0.3m), with some facing stones visible S-SW. There is no visible entrance, but a relict field wall of field system (RO028-233002-) runs E from the perimeter with a house site (RO028-232002-) (int. dims 8m E-W; 4m N-S) attached to its S side immediately outside the enclosure.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.