Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Coolteige, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolteige
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.67720, -8.16806
- SMR number
- RO035-064007-
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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 karst ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 26.5m E-W; 22.5m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1.6-1.9m; H 0.2-0.3m) which has been damaged at SE. The foundations of a rectangular house (RO035-064008-) (int. dims 9.2m NW-SE; 4.6m NW-SE) defined by a stone spread (Wth 1.3m; H 0.2m) are at the centre. Cashel (RO035-064005-) is c. 120m to the WSW and house (RO035-064009-) is c. 40m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.