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
- Indicted
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.50830, -8.04419
- SMR number
- RO045-154----
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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 at the SE end of a NW-SE spur. Oval grass-covered but poached area (dims 37m NNW-SSE; 29.8m WNW-WSW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at SSE: Wth 5.8m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 2.3m) separated by a fosse (at SSE: Wth of top 6m; Wth of base 2m; D 0.95m) from a slight outer bank (Wth 3.2m; ext. H 0.35m). The entrance (Wth 2.4m) and causeway (Wth 4.5m) are at E. Rath (RO045-155----) is c. 190m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.