Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Carnagh West, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carnagh West
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.51709, -8.03825
- SMR number
- RO045-118001-
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 slight rise in a low-lying landscape. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. diam. 28.6m E-W; 25.8m N-S) defined by a stone spread with inner and outer facing-stones (Wth of wall 1.3-1.7m), best preserved NW-ENE. There is an entrance (Wth 3.3m) at ENE which may be original. A rectangular house site (RO045-118002-) (int. dims 4.2m E-W; 2.1m N-S) defined by a stone wall footing (Wth 1-1.5m) is attached to the inside of the perimeter at N. Raths (RO045-117----; RO045-119----) are c. 100m to the N and 210m to the NE respectively.
This is a National Monument in state guardianship (No. 487).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 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.