Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Creeve (ballymoe By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creeve (ballymoe By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.67794, -8.33489
- SMR number
- RO034-069----
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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 E-facing slope at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge. Described (Knox 1918a, 160-1; Gannon 1972) as a circular area defined by an earthen bank and slight fosse. This is a D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 29m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by a low scarp (H 0.2-0.3m) with a pond at its S side. Rath (RO034-068----) is immediately to the NE and the large enclosure (RO034-067001-) is c. 50m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Knox, H.T. 1918a Cruachan Ai Roads and avenues. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 48, 157-63.
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.