Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killerr, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killerr
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.69958, -8.38761
- SMR number
- RO034-014----
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 a gentle SW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 54.1m NW-SE; 52m NW-SE) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 1.4-2.4m; int. H 0.5-0.9m; ext. H 0.6-1.1m) and hedge. There is no visible fosse, but there is a shallow ditch inside the bank (Wth of top 3.3m; Wth of base 1.4m; D 0.15m) W-NNW which is probably modern. There are gaps in the perimeter at NNW (Wth 1m) and SSW (Wth 3.1m). Archaeological testing (02E1824) immediately to the N failed to produce any related material (Read 2004d), and the perimeter NW-NW was eroded in landscaping. Further testing (04E1548) c. 30m to NE failed to produce archaeological material (Read 2007g).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Read, C. 2004d Killerr: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 455, No. 1612. Bray. Wordwell.
Read, C. 2007g Killerr. No archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 378-9, No. 1466. Dublin. Wordwell
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