Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Grange (athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grange (athlone South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.51222, -8.15741
- SMR number
- RO045-123----
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 rise in a low-lying landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 54.4m NNE-SSW; 54m E-W) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (at SSW: Wth 5.2m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.25m) which is best preserved at NE (Wth 7.2m; int. H 2.4m; ext. H 2.3m at NE), with an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.5m; Wth of base 3m; D 0.55m) SSE-SW. The entrance (Wth 2.7m) is at NNE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.