Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cartron (ballymoe By., Rosmoylan Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartron (ballymoe By., Rosmoylan Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.62553, -8.40669
- SMR number
- RO038-013----
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
At the crest of the NE-facing slope of a NNW-SSE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 26.3m N-S; 26.3m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.8-6.5m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.5-0.8m). The entrance (Wth 3m) is at E, but there is no visible fosse. The possible ringfort (RO038-012----) is c. 170m to the NNE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.