Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonfinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonfinlough
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.76073, -8.14296
- SMR number
- RO029-055----
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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 a W-facing slope. Circular overgrown area (diam. 40.6m E-W; 37.4m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.4-6m; int. H 0.2m generally to 1m at E; ext. H 1.2-1.6m) separated by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 6-7.4m; Wth of base 3.3-4.6m; D 0.9m at W to 1.6m at S) from an outer bank (Wth 4-6.4m; ext. H 0.8-0.9m), which has been removed NNE-SE (max. ext. dims. 67m N-S; 63m E-W). A fragment of a WNW-ESE laneway runs through the interior S of the centre.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.