Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Stonepark (ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Stonepark (ballintober South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.60379, -8.20919
- SMR number
- RO041-022----
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 S end of a broad hill. Oval grass-covered area (dims 76m NNE-SSW; 59m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 3.6-5.2m; int. H 0.1-0.25m; ext. H 0.3-0.65m) SE-S-WNW and a scarp (H 0.3m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, and the monument is bisected by a WNW-ESE field wall and the perimeter is less evident N of this.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Canalunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.