Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killiaghan And Gort, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killiaghan And Gort
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.51925, -8.03538
- SMR number
- RO045-119----
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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 the crest at the N end of a slight NNW-SSE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35.4m NE-SW; 34m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.8-4m; int. H 0.1-0.5m; ext. H 0.55-0.85m), with inner and outer facing-stones at S (Wth 1.4m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO045-117----) is c. 160m to the WSW and cashel (RO045-118001-) is c. 210m to the SW. Archaeological testing (03E0288) immediately to the S failed to produce any related material (Delany 2006a).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Delaney, D. 2006a Killiaghan and Gort: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett, (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 423, No. 1581. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.