Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Cronin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cronin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.48222, -8.20780
- SMR number
- RO047-015001-
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 the summit of a broad hill. Subcircular scrub-covered area (int. dims 30.5m NE-SW; 27m NW-SE) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 4.5-5m; int. H 0.45-0.65m; ext. H 0.7-1m) with no visible facing-stones. There is no identifiable original entrance, but three relict field walls are attached to the perimeter (max. L 27m) S-W. Cashel (RO047-015004-) is c. 190m to the SSW, while the rath (RO047-015003-) and cashel (RO047-015002-) are c. 250m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.