Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowmoney, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowmoney
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.55391, -8.14728
- SMR number
- RO042-077----
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
Marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the top of the gentle ENE-facing slope of a col. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. c. 26m ENE-WSW; c. 24m NNW-SSE) defined by a scarp (max. H 0.35m), but with a slight fosse (Wth of top c. 5.5m; ext. D 0.2m) and outer bank (at SSE: Wth 4.4m; ext. H 0.3m) SE-SSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.