Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Derrane, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrane
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enlcosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.66525, -8.16673
- SMR number
- RO036-036----
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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 gentle N-facing slope. Oval grass-covered area (dims 48.6m E-W; 37.7m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.6-6.3m; int. H 0.1-0.5m; ext. H 0.4-1.4m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.55m) NW-ENE. There is an outer rounded fosse (Wth of top 4.8-6.6m; Wth of base 1.7-2m; D 0.2-0.5m) which is visible S-N-ENE, and a slight outer bank (Wth 3.7m; ext. H 0.1-0.25m) which survives WNW-NNW (max. ext. diam. 52.6m N-S). There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO036-077----) is c. 200m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.