Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Turlagh (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Turlagh (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.53783, -8.09858
- SMR number
- RO045-037----
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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
Just off the crest of the NE-facing slope of a W-E spur. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37.8m NNW-SSE; 34.6m ENE-WSW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at E: Wth 5.8m; int H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m) which is best preserved (Wth 7.4m; int. H 1.6m; ext. H 2.35m) at W separated by a complete fosse (Wth 5-6.7m; ext. D 0.7-1m) from an outer bank (Wth 3.6m; ext. H 0.4m) NW-NE. There are modern entrances with causeways at ESE and NNW, and it is circumscribed by a field wall W-N-ESE, which forms the townland boundary with Barnacullen to the N. Rath (RO045-036----) is c. 95m to the NE and rath (RO045-040----) is c. 180m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.