Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Carrigan More, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigan More
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.52477, -8.07949
- SMR number
- RO045-093----
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
At the crest of the S-facing slope of a hill with limestone outcrop. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 27.75m N-S; 24.8m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 5-7m; int. H 0.65-0.9m; ext. H 0.65-1.15m) with inner and outer facing-stones visible throughout (Wth of wall 1.7-2m), except SW-WNW. The stone-lined entrance (Wth 1.9m) at SE is now blocked, while a gap at SSW is modern. The rath (RO045-094----) is c. 180m to the E.
See the attached aerial view taken from the W
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.