Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballagh (Athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballagh (Athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.52293, -8.09431
- SMR number
- RO045-088----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a slight W-facing slope, c. 150m from the E shore of Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35m NW-SE; 33.8m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown but poached earthen bank (at SW: Wth 6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2m) which is incorporated into a field bank N-E. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance.
See the attached aerial view taken from the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.