Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowclogher, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowclogher
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.75470, -8.12370
- SMR number
- RO029-061----
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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 S-facing slope towards the W end of a WNW-ESE drumlin ridge. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 25.8m N-S; 24.7m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.2-3.8m; int. H 0.2-0.6m; ext. H 0.1-0.3m) which has been re-used as a field bank N-S-W and removed elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO029-062----) is c. 100m to the NE and rath (RO029-063----) is c. 210m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.