Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowreagh (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowreagh (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.56164, -8.21986
- SMR number
- RO041-050----
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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
On a gentle SW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 44.1m E-W; 41.8m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.2-3.9m; int. H 0.1-0.4m; ext. H 0.95-1.2m) with some bushes separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 5.2-5.6m; Wth of base 2.3m; D 0.45-1m) from an outer bank (Wth 1.4-2m; ext. H 0.1-0.2m), which is incorporated into a field bank NE-SE and removed by quarrying WSW-NW (max. ext. diam. 56.6m N-S). An original entrance was not recognised.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stone (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.