Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowkeel (athlone North By., Lackan Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowkeel (athlone North By., Lackan Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.53019, -8.14173
- SMR number
- RO045-073----
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 a level area in a gently undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 38m NE-SW; 37.3m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4-4.3m; int. H 0.55-0.75m; ext. H 1.35m) with some bushes, and an outer fosse (at NW: Wth of top 5.3m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 1m) which has been widened into a pond ENE-SSE. There is no identifiable original entrance. The rath (RO045-072----) is c. 30m to the NW and raths (RO045-071----; RO045-074----) are c. 140m to the N and c. 200m to the S 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.