Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - inland
Warren, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Warren
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.53775, -7.99223
- SMR number
- RO046-004001-
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
At a point where the bay of Safe Harbour (RO046-004011-) impinges on the NE shore of Rindown peninsula. A bank and fosse extend NE-SW across the peninsula to a pond close to the SW shore (L c. 200m). Its N end is incorporated into the defences of the castle (RO046-004002-), but its S end consists of a broad bank (L c. 100m; Wth 8.5m; int. H at SE 1.1m; ext. H 2m) and a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 18m; Wth of base 11.5m; D 1.5m). The bank declines towards the SW end (Wth 4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.3m), but the defences enclose c. 20 ha to the SE. The wall (RO046-004018-) is built just to the SE of the bank and parallel with it. The fosse and bank are interpreted by O’Conor et al. (2014, 315-6) as possibly representing the SE edge of the town and providing a boundary with demesne land associated with the castle (RO046-004002-) at the tip of the peninsula.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 29 April 2015
References
O'Conor, K., Naessens, P. and R. Sherlock 2014 Rindoon castle, Co. Roscommon: a border castle on the Irish frontier. Chateau Gaillard 26, 313-23.
Nearby in the register
- Linear earthworkunder 1 mi
- Churchyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.