Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carroward (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carroward (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.51544, -8.23634
- SMR number
- RO044-056----
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 broad, low hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 28m N-S; 27.3m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 0.9-1m) W-NE, and a rounded fosse (Wth of top 5m; D 0.2m) SE-WSW. The perimeter is truncated at E by a N-S field bank, and there is an entrance (Wth 2m) at W.
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
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.