Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carnagh West, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carnagh West
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.51858, -8.03847
- SMR number
- RO045-117----
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 low-lying landscape. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 34.4m NE-SW; 32.4m NW-SE) defined by an earth and stone bank with some bushes (Wth 6-7.5m; int. H 0.7-0.85; ext. H 1.55-1.85m), and slight traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.1m) at SE. The entrance (Wth 1.8m) is at E, and spoil has been added to the perimeter. Rath (RO045-119----) is c. 160m to the ENE and cashel (RO045-118001-) is c. 100m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.