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
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.51334, -8.04707
- SMR number
- RO045-151----
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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 ENE-facing slope in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 34.9m NE-SW; 32m NW-SE) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 3.6-6.9m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 0.45-0.65m), with slight traces of a fosse (at SW: Wth 2m) SE-SW. There is an entrance (Wth 2.1m) at ENE. The monument is overlain by a NE-SW field bank towards the perimeter at NW. Rath (RO045-152----) is c. 160m tot he E.
This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 487.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.