Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinderry, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinderry
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.70836, -8.18635
- SMR number
- RO035-017----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the S-facing slope of a slight E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 36m N-S; 34.1m E-W) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 4.6-5.2m; int. H 0.5m at S to 1.4m at N; ext. H 1.3m at N to 1.9m at S) and an outer rounded fosse (Wth of top 5.3-8m; Wth of base 1.8-2.2m; D 0.2m at S to 0.6m at N). It is circumvented by a farm track SW-NW where the bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m) and fosse (Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 1.5m; D 0.3m) are reduced in dimension. The entrance (Wth 1.8m) is at SE. Rath (RO035-016----) is c. 50m to the NNE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.