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Ringfort - rath

Farnmore,Farnbeg, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Farnmore, Farnbeg, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Farnmore,Farnbeg
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Embanked enlcosure
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.76402, -8.10353
SMR number
RO029-021----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

At the E end of a low WNW-ESE drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 40m NW-SE) with a few mature deciduous trees on the perimeter defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.6m) WNW-NNW and by a low scarp or fosse (at SE: Wth of top 5.6m; int. D 0.9m; ext. D 1.1m) WNW-E-SSW, but the perimeter cannot be traced SSW-WNW. There is no identifiable original entrance, but Gannon (1972) records a complete bank and an entrance at SE when the site was overgrown and the perimeter formed the townland boundary with Farnbeg NW-NE. Rath (RO029-020----) is c. 80m to the WNW, rath (RO028-022----) is c. 140m to the NE, and rath (RO028-069----) is c. 180m to the SSE.

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 Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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