Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolcam, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolcam
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.68525, -8.64856
- SMR number
- RO032-060----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a gentle SE-facing slope, c. 120m from the W edge of Coolcam Lough turlough which is largely in Co. Galway. Circular scrub-covered area (diam. 34.4m N-S; 31.9m E-W) defined by an overgrown flat-topped bank (Wth of base 4-6m; Wth of top 2-2.7m; int. H 0.2m at S to 1.2m at W; ext. H 0.5-1m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m) ENE-SE (downslope), and a fosse (Wth of top 4.5-5m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 0.4-0.6m) S-N-ENE. There is an entrance (Wth 3m) with stone-facing on the S side at ENE. Rath (RO032-059001-) is c. 60m to the NNE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.