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
- 53.76015, -8.13670
- SMR number
- RO029-056----
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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 gentle E-facing slope at the summit of a broad hill. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 35.5m N-S; 31.9m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-3.8m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 0.8-1.2m) and hedge, with an outer fosse re-cut as a drain (Wth of top 2.6-4m; Wth of base 2.8m; D 0.4-0.9m) NNW-SE. The perimeter has been straightened by a NE-SW road bank at NW, and there is a modern entrance (Wth 1.8m) at SW. Rath (RO029-058----) is c. 190m to the E and rath (RO029-057----) is c. 210m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.