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Ringfort - rath

Cloonca, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Cloonca, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cloonca
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Bivallate embanked enclosure
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.53654, -8.26007
SMR number
RO044-010----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a gentle W-facing slope in a low-lying landscape. Subcircular overgrown area (dims 36.5m NE-SW; 30.5m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 6-7.8m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1-1.2m) which is reduced to a scarp at NE and an external fosse (Wth of top 5.5-8m; Wth of base 1.7-2.5m; D 0.3-0.5m). A berm (Wth c. 2m) separates the fosse from an outer bank (Wth c. 2m; H 0.2-0.5m) with its own outer fosse (Wth of top 3-6m; Wth of base 1m; D 0.1-0.2m). There is a third outer bank (Wth 2m; H 0.1-0.2m) with its own outer fosse (Wth of top 3-6m; Wth of base 1.7m; D 0.15m) SE-SW which merges with the middle bank at SW (max. ext. diam. 70m NE-SW). The middle and outer banks and fosses are truncated by a NE-SW bank at E. There is no identifiable original entrance.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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