Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Doughil, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doughil
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.70773, -8.04564
- SMR number
- RO036-010001-
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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
At the bottom of a gentle SE-facing slope of Slive Bawn. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 36.5m NE-W; 36.5m NW-SE) defined by a low scarp (H 0.6-1m) with a triangular enclosure or annexe (RO036-010002-) (dims 20m NE-SW; 20m NW-SE) defined by scarps (H 0.5-0.7m) attached to the perimeter SE-SW. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but there is an outer drain N-ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrow1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.