Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carroward (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carroward (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.72892, -8.17557
- SMR number
- RO028-238----
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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 the NE-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31.6m NW-SE; 30.3m NE-SW) sloping down to the NE (H 2.2m) and defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.3m) E-S and (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.3m) W-N, with a scarp down to the interior (H 0.2m) S-W and outer scarp (H 0.9m) N-E. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but there is a quarry in the SE quadrant. Rath (RO028-211001-) is c. 100m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.