Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownaglogh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownaglogh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.62437, -8.36097
- SMR number
- RO038-022----
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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 SE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 30.5m N-S; 30.2m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.2m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.5m) NW-NE and a scarp (H 1.1m at E to 1.9m at W) elsewhere, with a rounded fosse (Wth of top 4.8-7.9m; Wth of base 1.4-1.6m; D 0.1-0.35m) NW-E-SSW and an outer bank (Wth 3.7m; H 0.2m) NW-ENE. There is an entrance and causeway (Wth 8m) at SE and a small grass-covered clearance cairn (dims 4m x 2m; H 0.2-0.35m) is just S of the centre. Raths (RO038-021----), (RO038-024----) and (RO038-023----) are c. 170m to the E, 150m to the SE and c. 130m to the SE respectively.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.