Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Trila (martin), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Trila (martin)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.73438, -8.03833
- SMR number
- RO029-133----
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
On the lower E-facing slope of Slieve Bawn. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 3.2-4.8m; int. H 0.5-1m; ext. H 0.8-2.8m) and hedge, with a re-cut fosse (Wth of top 6m; Wth of base 4.3m; D 0.9m) SSW-W-NE and a drain N-SE. The monument is truncated by a large E-W field drain at S and there are modern gaps in the bank at N (Wth 4m) and at SE (Wth 5m).
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.