Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Fairymount, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fairymount
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.68595, -8.10960
- SMR number
- RO036-025001-
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 gentle SE-facing slope at the S foothills of Fairymount Hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 46m E-W; 44m N-S) defined by the remains of a fosse (Wth of top 5-7m; Wth of base 1.5-2.5m; int. D 0.1-0.5m; ext. H 0.1-0.2m). A field drain and outer bank curve around the platform at E, re-cutting the fosse NE-SE. There are four mature deciduous trees on the perimeter SE-S. A small oval enclosure (RO036-025002-) (dims c. 20m N-S; c. 15m E-W), marked on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as attached to the SSE, cannot be seen now.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stone (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.