Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Rathmore (Ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathmore (Ballintober South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.69810, -8.19356
- SMR number
- RO035-105----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
At the E edge of a broad plateau. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 24m N-S; 20.2m E-W) defined by the foundations of a grass-covered stone stone wall with inner and outer facing-stones (Wth 1.1m at N to 2m at W; H 0.2-0.5m). There is a rock-cut fosse (Wth of top 2.5m; D 0.3-0.4m) SW-N-NE, and the original entrance (Wth 2.2m) and unexcavated causeway (Wth 3.5m) are at NW. The perimeter is damaged NE-E, and old field banks are attached to the perimeter at S and SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.