Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Rathbrenan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathbrenan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.64078, -8.24613
- SMR number
- RO039-035004-
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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 SE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge, and to the S of raths (RO039-035001-; RO039-035002-). An enclosure or annexe, or a subrectangular field (dims c. 100m E-W; c. 70m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and fosse (Wth c. 2m; D c. 0.6m) which connected the two raths (Knox 1915 289) no longer survives.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Knox, H.T. 1915 Rath Brenainn. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 45, 287-99.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.