Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownalassan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownalassan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.71354, -8.24047
- SMR number
- RO035-114----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a shelf on a S and SW-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 29.7m E-W; 25.6m N-S) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 6.4-7.4m; int. D 0.4-0.8m; ext. D 0.5m), with slight traces of an inner bank (Wth c. 5m; int. H 0.05m) ENE-ESE, and traces of an outer bank (Wth 4.8m; ext. H 0.1m) N-ENE. The entrance causeway (Wth 3.8m) is at ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.