Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Farnbeg, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farnbeg
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.76472, -8.10624
- SMR number
- RO029-019----
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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
At the W end of a short WNW-ESE drumlin ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 47m N-S; 42m E-W) with a few mature deciduous trees on the perimeter at NW defined by a fosse (Wth of top 3.3-4.4m; Wth of base 2m; int. D 0.6-1m; ext. D 0.4-0.9m6). There are traces of an inner bank (H 0.9m) at NW which is cut by a farm shed built in the fosse. There is no identifiable original entrance. Gannon (1972) records slight traces of an inner bank and an outer bank which have now been removed. Rath (RO029-020----) is outside the perimeter at ESE, rath (RO029-021----) is c. 140m to the ESE, and raths (RO029-018001-; RO029-018002-) are c. 190m to the SW.
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 Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
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