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
- 53.54833, -8.06226
- SMR number
- RO042-109----
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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 a NW-SE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered but poached area (dims 34.4m NE-SW; 28.4m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (at SW: Wth 5.6m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.35m) which is incorporated into a field bank with outer facing stone N-ESE, and an outer rounded fosse (at SW: Wth of top 5.2m; Wth of base 1.5m; ext. D 0.35m) SE-WNW. The entrance (Wth 2.5m) is at ESE. Rath (RO042-108----) is c. 105m to the WSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.