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Ringfort - rath

Ballyglass (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

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Townland
Ballyglass (athlone North By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Embanked enclosure
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.54237, -8.12966
SMR number
RO045-016----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 a NE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37.5m NE-SW; c. 34m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; H 0.5-0.8m) W-N, which is incorporated into a field bank and hedge S-W and reduced to a slight scarp N-E-S. Raths (RO045-015----; RO045-017----; RO045-018----) are c. 40m to the W, 65m to the NE, 180m to the SE respectively.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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