Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownabrickna, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownabrickna
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.64818, -8.21565
- SMR number
- RO039-015----
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
Towards the top of a S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 31.7m N-S; 29.2m E-W; H 0.4-0.8m) defined by a fosse with some scrub (Wth of top 3.8-4m; ext. D 0.4-0.7m), which has been re-cut on its inner edge NE-ESE (Wth of top 6.1m). There is a causeway (Wth 3.6m) at ESE. Ring-barrows (RO039-014002-; RO039-014001-) are c. 30m and c. 50m to the N, while ring-barrow (RO039-014003-) may have been immediately to the N. (Knox 1914b, 352)
See the attached view from the E
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Knox, H.T. 1914b Dumha Brosna. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 44, 348-57.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.