Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killinraghty Big, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killinraghty Big
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.68216, -8.36650
- SMR number
- RO034-056----
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 the gentle SSW-facing slope at the SW base of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 53m E-W; 50.6m N-S) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth c. 5m ; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.7m) NW-NE and a complete rounded, reed-covered fosse (Wth of top 6.2-7.45m; Wth of base 3.1-5.1m; int. D 0.75m at E to 1.4m at S; ext. D 0.5-0.75m). There is an entrance causeway (Wth 4.8m; H 0.45m) at SE (max. ext. dims 67.7m E-W; 63.8m N-S).
See the attached aerial view taken from the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Field systemunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.