Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolderry (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolderry (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.52161, -8.22938
- SMR number
- RO044-037----
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 a fairly level landscape. Circular grass-covered but poached area (diam. 40m N-S 39.4m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 5.6-6.8m; int H 0.6-1.1m; ext. H 1.6-1.85m) and hedge, with a rounded fosse (Wth of top 7.2m; Wth of base 1.5m; D 0.8m) SE-SW. There are entrances at NW (Wth 1.3m) and ESE (Wth 7.4m).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.