Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinlig (athlone North By.,kilteevan Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinlig (athlone North By.,kilteevan Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.58769, -8.08822
- SMR number
- RO042-040----
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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
At the crest of the SSE-facing slope of the SE end of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 50m WNW-ESE) defined by a scrub-covered earthen bank (Wth 4-6.2m; int. H 1.3-1.35m; ext. H 1.2-1.75m), with an outer fosse (at WNW: Wth of top 5.5m; Wth of base 1.8m; ext. D 1.7m) and outer field bank (at WNW: Wth 3.3m; ext. H 0.7m) S-NW. There is a modern entrance at W, and the monument is bisected by an abandoned N-S lane. Rath (RO042-041----) is c. 110m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 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.