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
- 53.51842, -8.09064
- SMR number
- RO045-089----
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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
Towards the bottom of the SW-facing slope of Red Hill, c. 200m from the E shore of Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough. Circular grass-covered but poached area (diam. 35.8m NNW-SSE; 33.8m ENE-WSW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4-4.5m; int. H 0.3-0.6m; ext. H 0.85-1.95m) with some bushes which is reduced to a scarp S-WNW and NNW-NNE. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.