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Ringfort - rath

Glenrevagh (Athlone North By., Athleague East ED), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Glenrevagh, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Glenrevagh (Athlone North By., Athleague East ED)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.55938, -8.15362
SMR number
RO042-073001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a col with hills c. 1.7m to the NNW and c. 1.1km to the SW. Circular grass and fern-covered area (diam. 43.5m N-S; 42.7m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5-5m; int. H 0.95-1m; ext. H 1.9-1.95) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 5.5-6m; Wth of base 1.8-2.7m; ext. D 1.2-1.3m) from an outer bank (at N: Wth 4.3m; ext. H 0.85m) ENE-S-N, which is overlain by a field wall NW-E. There is a wide entrance with a causeway, probably modern, at SW. There is a well (RO042-073003-) at the centre and numerous cairns, one of which inside the perimeter at WNW may be a lime-kiln (RO042-073002-). There is a terrace inside the perimeter at NW.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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