Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killea, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killea
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.59406, -8.13124
- SMR number
- RO042-007----
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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
Towards the bottom of a NE-facing slope. Circular, slightly domed grass-covered area (diam. 36.4m NE-SW; 33.7m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5-7.7m; int. H 0.4-0.75m; ext. H 0.8-1.05m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 5.5-6.1m; Wth of base 2.6-3.1m; D 0.75-1.05m) from an outer bank and hedge (Wth 2.4-4.3m; H 0.25-0.35m). There is no identifiable original entrance, and the outer bank and fosse are overlain by a NE-SW field wall at SE (max. ext. diam. 53.7m NE-SW).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Meeting-houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.