Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Coolteige, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolteige
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.67662, -8.17007
- SMR number
- RO035-064005-
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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 NW-facing terrace of a karst slope. Circular overgrown area (int. diam. 22.5m) defined by a stone spread (Wth 3.5m; H 0.5-0.65m) with an entrance (Wth 1.8m) at WNW. The remains of a drystone-built house (RO025-064013-) (int. dims 3.8m N-S; 2m E-W) are in the W quadrant. This cashel is connected to cashel (RO035-064004-) which is c. 10m to the W by the remains of a stone wall (Wth 1.6m; H 0.2-0.4m), and a similar wall extends off to the S. Cashel (RO035-064007-) is c. 120m to the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.