Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Trean, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Trean
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.58776, -8.08573
- SMR number
- RO042-041----
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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 top of the SE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 34.7m NE-SW; 33.6m NW-SE) defined by a scrub-covered earthen bank (at ENE: Wth 5.3m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.25m) incorporated into a field bank SE-WNW, while the perimeter is damaged by cuts and added spoil elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO042-040----) is c. 110m to the W.
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.