Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coollusty, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coollusty
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.55989, -8.24243
- SMR number
- RO041-076002-
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
On the S-facing slope of a slight WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 36.6m E-W; 33.2m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.7-5m; int. H 0.2-0.6m; ext. H 0.6-1.7m), with a rounded fosse (Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 1.6m; D 0.45m) WSW-NNW. There is an entrance (Wth 3m) at E. Rath (RO041-076001-) is 6m to the NNE.
See the attached aerial image (back, left) taken from the NE
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cross - Wayside crossunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.