Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyfinegan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyfinegan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathmeel
- Coordinates
- 53.71255, -8.41795
- SMR number
- RO034-006----
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
Towards the bottom of a S-facing slope, and known as Rath Maol - the bald or clean rath - in the 19th century (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 70). Grass-covered oval area (dims 51.7m N-S; 42m E-W) defined by a rounded fosse (at S: Wth of top 7m; Wth of base 2.6m; int. D 1.8m; ext. D 0.3m; at N: Wth of top 12.6m; Wth of base 3.4m; int. D 1.75m; ext. D 0.6m). There is a causeway (Wth 2.4m; H 0.25m) at N. The platform has been cut back and the fosse removed ESE-SSE (max. ext. dims 66m N-S; 64.7m E-W).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1931 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Roscommon collected during the progress of the
Ordnance Survey in 1837. Bray.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Stone headunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.