Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballagh (athlone North By.),carrigan Beg, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballagh (athlone North By.),carrigan Beg
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.52171, -8.08623
- SMR number
- RO045-090----
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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 top of Red Hill and overlooking Lough Ree c. 6 km to the E and the N end of Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough, c. 600m to the W. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 33.7m N-S; 32.9m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (at W: Wth 8.5m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.7m) with traces of facing-stones which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.75m) at E. The interior is bisected by a N-S field wall and townland boundary between Carrigan Beg to the E and Ballagh to the W, which also overlies the perimeter E-S. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Cashel (RO045-091---) is c. 60m to the SE. Archaeological testing (08E0867) c. 70m to the NW produced no related material (McCarthy 2012).
See the attached aerial view taken from the W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Amended: 29 October 2020
References
McCarthy, M. 2012 Archaeological Monitoring Report, Knockcroghery/Lecarrow Public Water Supply Scheme, Co. Roscommon. Licence No. 08E0867. Unpublished report, Author.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.