Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drumdaff (Ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumdaff (Ballintober South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.67756, -8.12723
- SMR number
- RO036-063----
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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. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 51.4m E-W; 46.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5-7m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.6-0.8m) and outer rounded fosse (Wth of top 7.5-8m; Wth of base 2.4-4.2m; D 0.3-0.5m). The entrance (Wth 3m) is at SE (max. ext. dims 67m E-W; 63m N-S).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.