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
- 53.53677, -8.09564
- SMR number
- RO045-040----
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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
On the NE-facing shoulder of a W-E spur. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 30.4m NW-SE) defined by the remains of an earthen bank (at SE: Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m) which is not visible N-E. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Raths (RO045-037----; RO045-041----; RO045-042----) are c. 180m to the WNW, 110m to the S and 170m to the ESE 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.