Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carricknagat, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carricknagat
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.51507, -8.22998
- SMR number
- RO044-057----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On the summit of a broad, low hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 47m E-W; 44m N-S) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 4-6.5m; Wth of top 1-1.4m; int. H 0.25-0.6m; ext. H 0.8m at W to 1.7m at E) and hedge, and a rounded fosse (Wth of top 5-6m; Wth of base 1.5-2.2m; D 0.2-0.6m) NNW-E-SW. There is an entrance (Wth 2.2m) at NNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 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.