Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinderry, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinderry
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.70926, -8.18597
- SMR number
- RO035-016----
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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 crest of a slight E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37m E-W; 34m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 3.2m at E to 4.7-5.5m generally; int. H 0.3m at E to 0.7-0.8m generally; ext. H 1.7-1.9m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 6-6.5m; Wth of base 1.8-2.6m; D 0.4-0.6m) NNE-S-NW, but the perimeter is reduced to a scarp (H 1m) and the fosse is missing elsewhere. The entrance (Wth 1.8m) is at SSW, and there are grass-covered quarries outside the bank ESE-SSE. Rath (RO035-017----) is c. 50m to the SSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.