Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tonlegee (ballintober South By., Cams Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tonlegee (ballintober South By., Cams Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.67162, -8.24615
- SMR number
- RO035-070----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 42.6m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (at E: Wth 5.3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.85-1m) SSW-N-SSE and a rounded fosse (at E: Wth of top 8.4m; Wth of base 3.4m; D 0.5m) NNW-E-SSE. The bank has been removed and the fosse re-cut (Wth of top 11.35m; Wth of base 7m; D 1.2m) NNW-NNE, and the bank has also been removed SSE-SSW. There is no identifiable original entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.