Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Mountplunkett, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mountplunkett
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55685, -8.04751
- SMR number
- RO042-160----
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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 bottom of a SE-facing slope overlooking Blackbrink Bay on Lough Ree, c. 800m to the E. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31.5m NNE-SSW; 30m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank with scrub which is incorporated into a field bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 0.85m) SE-W but reduced to a scarp (H 0.7m) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.7m; Wth of base 2.7m; ext. D 0.5m) at WNW. Raths (RO042-110----; RO042-111001-; RO042-111----) are c. 160m, 70m and 100m to the SW, SE and ESE respectively.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.