Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrigans Park, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigans Park
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.64678, -8.32456
- SMR number
- RO038-005003-
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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 slight rise of a gentle SE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 42.4m N-S; 39.8m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.3-2.6m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 0.3m) WNW-E and S-WSW, which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.7m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, and relict field banks (RO038-004005-) attach to the perimeter at S and NW. A bank extends W (L c. 50m) from the perimeter of the rath at SW and another bank extends S (L c. 20m) from the same point before turning E (L c. 50m). From the perimeter at NW a bank extends N (L c. 50m) and another bank runs W (L c. 30m) from this, c. 10m from the rath. Test trenches (96E0075) conducted c. 100m to the W failed to reveal any associated features (Ryan 1997c). Rath (RO038-005001-) is c. 170m to the NNE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Ryan, F. 1997c Carrigan's Park (Dunamon): adjacent to archaeological complex. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 1996: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 94, No. 328. Bray. Wordwell
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.