Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyglass (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.54375, -8.13221
- SMR number
- RO045-013----
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
Towards the top of a NE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 30.5m NW-SE) defined by a slight scarp or broad rise, which is incorporated into a field bank at NW. The rath (RO045-012001-) is c. 50m to the W, and raths (RO045-017----; RO045-016----; RO045-015----; RO045-014----) are c. 210m to the E, 200m to the ESE, 140m to the SE and 90m to the SSE respectively.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.