Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Oakfield, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oakfield
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.74943, -8.15280
- SMR number
- RO029-054----
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 gentle SE-facing slope towards the N end of a low NE-SW ridge. Oval grass-covered area (dims 39m NW-SE; 27m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. 0.9-H 1.1m) and hedge with an outer fosse (Wth of top 5m; Wth of base 2.8m; D 0.3-04m). There is an entrance (Wth 2m) at E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cross - Churchyard crossunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.