Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilmore (Athlone North By., Athleague East ED), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmore (Athlone North By., Athleague East ED)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.55446, -8.22604
- SMR number
- RO041-079----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On a rise in a level landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 28.5m N-S; 26.8m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.1-6m; int. H 0.05-0.25m; ext. H 0.9-1.05m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.8m) ENE-SSE. There is a fosse (Wth of top 5.2m; Wth of base 1.4m; D 0.35m) SE-W-NW, except SSE-WSW where it is obscured by spoil. The entrance (Wth 3m) is at ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cross - Wayside crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.