Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Runnabackan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Runnabackan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.67741, -8.31856
- SMR number
- RO034-072----
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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 N-facing slope of a broad W-E spur. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 36m E-W; 32m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.8-5.5m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. H 1.45-1.9m) and a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 8-8.5m; Wth of base 3.6-4.8m; D 0.65-1m). There is an entrance (Wth 2.4m) and causeway (Wth 4m; H 0.2m) at ENE (max. ext. diam. 48.7m N-S). Archaeological testing (09E0525) c. 20m to the W failed to produce any related material (Morahan 2012). Rath (RO034-075----) is c. 100m to the S and rath (RO034-073----) is c. 150m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Morahan, L. 2012 Runabackan: various. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2009: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 185-6, No. 713. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.