Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Newtown (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.77213, -8.09639
- SMR number
- RO029-027----
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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 crest of the E-facing slope of an E-W drumlin ridge. Circular area planted with deciduous trees and overgrown (diam. 37.5m E-W; 36.8m N-S) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of top 2.1-2.3m; Wth of base 5.3-6.1m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.7-1.9m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 6.8-7.4m; Wth of base 3.2m; D 1.3m) from an outer, rounded bank (Wth 4.3-4.5m; ext. H 1.4-1.6m), which is incorporated into a field bank W-N. There is no identifiable original entrance (max. ext. dim. 61.4m N-S). Rath (RO028-028----) is c. 90m to the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Mausoleumunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.