Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Toberdan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toberdan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.53757, -8.07172
- SMR number
- RO045-046----
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
On the W-facing crest of a small NW-SE ridge on a broad plateau. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37.1m NNE-SSW; 35.1m WNW-ESE) defined by a poached earthen bank (Wth 4.6-4.8m; int. H 0.5-0.65m; ext. H 1.15-1.45m) with inner facing stones ESE-SSE. There is no visible fosse, but the entrance (Wth 3.1m) is at SSE. Some relict field banks and lazy beds are in the interior. Mound (RO045-047----) is c. 60m to the S.
See the attached image taken from the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Memorial stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.