Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonfinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonfinlough
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.75963, -8.13304
- SMR number
- RO029-058----
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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. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 34.8m N-S; 33.8m E-W) defined by a flat-topped, overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 5.6-7.5m; Wth of top 2.7-3.7m; int. H 0.3-1m; ext. H 1.2-2m) and a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 5.3-7m; Wth of base 2.2-4.6m; D 0.5-1m), with the remains of an outer bank (Wth 3.6m; H 0.2m) NW-NNW and S-SW. The original entrance (Wth 3m) is at ENE and there is a modern entrance at S. The fosse at E has been widened into a pond. Rath (RO027-056----) is c. 190m to the W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.