Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clooncah (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooncah (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.72056, -8.09436
- SMR number
- RO029-130----
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
Marked as an almost complete circular field (diam. c. 50m) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a level landscape at the W foot of Slieve Bawn. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 40m E-W; 38m N-S) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.4m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO029-129----) is c. 180m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.