Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Moneymore, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moneymore
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.57649, -8.12942
- SMR number
- RO042-026----
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 a slight SE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area with lazy-beds (diam. 38.1m ENE-WSW; 37.6m NNW-SSE) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 3.7-4.2m; int. H 0.65-0.8m; ext. H 1.25-1.55m), with external stone cladding at S, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.4m; Wth of base 2.9m; ext. D 0.55m) only visible at ENE. The entrance (Wth 1.3m) is at WSW.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.