Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Galeybeg, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Galeybeg
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.54788, -8.06463
- SMR number
- RO042-108----
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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 the SW-facing slope of a hill. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 48.4m NE-SW; 42m NW-SE) defined by a scrub-covered earthen bank (Wth 5.4-6.6m; int. H 0.6-0.8m; ext. H 1.1-2.4m) which is incorporated into a field bank with external stone facing NW-ENE, and an outer flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 4.2-5.7m; Wth of base 1.2-1.8m; ext. D 0.6m-1.1m) which is partly backfilled. There is an entrance (Wth 2.5m) at SSW. Rath (RO9042-109----) is c. 105m to the ENE and there is an active quarry immediately to the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.