Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cornaveagh (ballymoe By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cornaveagh (ballymoe By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.62304, -8.34930
- SMR number
- RO038-027----
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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 SW-facing slope of a low N-S ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 38m N-S; 35.4m E-W) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (at S: Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1m; at N: Wth 8.1m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.8m) separated by a fosse (at S: Wth of top 7.3m; Wth of base 3.1m; D 0.25m; at N: Wth of top 11.8m; Wth of base 4.1m; D 0.4m) from an outer bank (Wth 3.1-4.5m; H 0.15-0.55m) which is missing ENE-SSE (max. ext. dims 60.8m N-S; 58.4m E-W). There is an entrance (Wth 2.8m) through both banks and a causeway (Wth 5m) at S. Rath (RO038-025----) is c. 200m to the W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.