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
- 53.76452, -8.10539
- SMR number
- RO029-020----
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 the crest of a low WNW-ESE drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 40m N-S; 39m E-W) with a few deciduous trees defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H c. 0.5m) and re-cut fosse (Wth 1.5m; D 1.8m) SSW-N, and by a fosse (Wth of top 4.9m; Wth of base int. D 0.6m; ext. D 0.4m) N-SSE. An E-W farm track is built over the fosse at S. Gannon (1972) records an entrance at E which is no longer visible. Rath (RO029-019----) is 10m to the W, rath (RO029-021----) is c. 80m to the ESE, and raths (RO028-018001-; RO028-018002-) are c. 220m and 210m to the SW 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 Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.