Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilmore (athlone North By., Athleague East Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmore (athlone North By., Athleague East Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.54532, -8.22773
- SMR number
- RO044-015----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 NW-SE limestone ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 43.3m E-W; 42.1m N-S) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 4.4-5.8m; Wth of top 1.8m; int. H 0.45-0.8m; ext. H 1.2-2m) with some bushes, which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.5m) SSE-SW. There is no visible fosse but the entrance (Wth 2m) is at S and there are lazy-beds aligned NNE-SSW in the interior. Rath (RO044-016----) is c. 70m to the ESE, and the possible rath (RO044-014----) is c. 80m to the WNW.
See the attached aerial image taken from the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.