Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballybride, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybride
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.63138, -8.22337
- SMR number
- RO039-052001-
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
At the crest of a SW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 39.3m E-W; 36.9m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.1-4.5m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.3-0.8m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.2-1.2m) N-ESE, and SSE-S. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. A D-shaped enclosure or annexe (RO039-052002-) (dims 33-40m E-W; c. 70m N-S) is attached to the SW with a house site (RO039-052003-) (int. dims 13.7m NE-SE; 11.6m NW-SE) defined by grass-covered earth and stone banks (Wth 2m; H 0.1-0.5m) at its centre. Two field banks run S from the annexe to a NW-SE stream separating the monument from concentric enclosure (RO039-051001-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.