Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castlequarter, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlequarter
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enlcosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.69816, -8.69251
- SMR number
- RO032-033001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the crest of the N-facing slope of a low NE-SW ridge. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. of top 36.4m N-S; 35m E-W; diam. of base 50m N-S; 48m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.1-1.4m) with a shallow fosse (Wth of base 2.6-3.6m; D 0.1-0.6m) at its base. There is no identifiable original entrance, and it is bisected by a NW-SE field bank. It is locally regarded as the site of a castle (RO032-033002-), perhaps suggested by the townland name (Gannon 1972). Rath (RO032-034----) is c. 140m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.