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
- 53.54254, -8.13186
- SMR number
- RO045-014----
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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. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims c. 36m WNW-ESE; c. 32.5m NNE-SSW) defined by a slight scarp or broad rise, which is incorporated into a field bank S-SW. Raths (RO045-013----; RO045-015----) are c. 90m to the NNW and 20m to the E respectively.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.