Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyfinegan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyfinegan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.71430, -8.40794
- SMR number
- RO034-007----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · 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
Visible as a circular feature on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M 63-4), and situated at the summit of a WNW-ESE ridge, towards the SE end. This is a circular grass-covered and slightly domed area (diam. c. 47m N-S; c. 44m E-W; H 0.6m at N to 1m at E). There is no visible fosse or entrance but it is undoubtedly a rath.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
GSIAP - Geological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1973). Geological Survey. Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4.
Nearby in the register
- Stone headunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.