Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilbegnet, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbegnet
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.62187, -8.37667
- SMR number
- RO038-029----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1857 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the N-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 34.6m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by slight traces of a bank (int. H 0.1-0.3m) N-NNE and SSE-SSW, and a rounded but overgrown fosse (Wth of top 5.7-7.8m; Wth of base 2-4.5m; int. D 0.8-1.5m; ext. D 0.6-1.05m) ESE-S-NW, which is circumscribed by a field bank SW-NW. The ramp entrance (Wth 2m) is at SW. Rath (RO038-030----) is c. 190m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.