Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castlecoote, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlecoote
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.61438, -8.29789
- SMR number
- RO039-059----
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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)
- 1811 · 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
Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) with trees on the 1837 and 1927 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle NE-facing slope c. 450m SW of Castlecoote fortified house (RO039-061002-). It is not visible at ground level in pasture, but can be seen as a vegetation mark (diam. c. 50m) on aerial photographs (ASIAP (291) 18, 19) and on OSI aerial images (2005). Earthwork (RO039-060----) is c. 70m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Gatehouseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.