Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kiltultoge, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kiltultoge
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embankd enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.68837, -8.26011
- SMR number
- RO035-054----
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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
At the crest on the N side of the slight valley of the E-W Smaghraan stream, which is c. 120m to the S. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 46.2m N-S; 44.8m E-W) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 2.7m at E to 5-2-6.5m generally; int. H 0.25-0.35m generally to 0.65m at W; ext. H 0.9-1 E-S to 1.3-1.6m W-N), and a shallow fosse (Wth of top 7.6-8.3m; Wth of base 2.8-3.4m; D 0.2m) SE-W-NW. There is an entrance (Wth 4.4m) at NNE, and there are NNE-SSW cultivation ridges in the interior.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.