Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Roverkilly, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Roverkilly
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.53857, -8.17094
- SMR number
- RO044-029----
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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 slight rise on a SW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 34m N-S; 31.6m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.3-4m; int. H 0.25-0.5m; ext. H 0.8-1m), with a rounded fosse (Wth of top 4.3-4.8m; Wth of base 1.4-2.5m; D 0.05-0.15m) NE-S. There is a causeway (Wth 3.5m) at ESE. The monument is overlain by an NE-SW field wall NW of the centre and the perimeter is reduced to a low scarp (H 0.1m) NW of this. Rath (RO044-028----) is c. 170m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.