Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Farnmore, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farnmore
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.76283, -8.10833
- SMR number
- RO029-018002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 a level landscape. Described as a D-shaped area defined by an earthen bank and outer fosse (dims 30m N-S; 28.3m E-W) (Gannon 1972). Rath (RO029-018001-) was attached to the W, and cut the perimeter of this site at W. It is no longer visible at ground level. Raths (RO028-019----; RO028-020----) are c. 190m and c. 210m to the NE respectively.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.