Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garrynphort (athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrynphort (athlone South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.49104, -8.18253
- SMR number
- RO044-092----
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
Marked as a circular feature (diam. c. 40m) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch maps, and situated on a shelf overlooking Lough Croan turlough c. 450m to the NE. It was removed c. 1970 (Gannon 1972), and is not visible at ground level in pasture.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.