Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Falsk, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Falsk
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.77598, -8.15996
- SMR number
- RO029-002----
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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
On the crest of a low NW-SE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 37.3m N-S; 33.6m E-W) defined by a slight gass-covered earthen bank (Wth 3.9-4.6m; int. H 0.1-0.4m; ext. H 0.3-0.8m) and a shallow fosse (Wth of top 4.7-5.9m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 0.2-0.6m). The original entrance is not identifiable and the perimeter at E is overlain by a NE-SW field bank. Rath (RO023-149----) is c. 200m to the WNW, and rath (RO023-003----) is c. 65m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.