Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloontuskert, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloontuskert
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.69987, -8.00719
- SMR number
- RO037-003----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In a low-lying position on a slight N-facing slope in the flood-plain of the River Shannon. Overgrown circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.3m) and outer fosse (Wth of base 2.2m; D 0.7m) S-W-NE, which has been reduced to a scarp (H 1m) NE-SE. The perimeter is damaged SE-S, and there is no identifiable original entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.