Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Farbreagues, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farbreagues
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.57566, -8.16195
- SMR number
- RO042-164002-
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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 top of the E-facing slope of Moydow Hill. An arc of drystone wall accompanied by a line of facing-stones 3m inside it NW-NNE (C c. 20m) is continued by a low scarp (at ENE: H 0.1m) NNE-S creating a grass-covered area (diam. c. 36m) which is cut by the perimeter of cashel (RO042-164001-) S-NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.