Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrowmore (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowmore (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.47329, -8.21448
- SMR number
- RO047-040001-
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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 shoulder of a S-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 32.5m NNE-SSW; 29.3m WNW-ESE) defined by a flat-topped earth and stone bank (Wth of base 3-5m; Wth of top 0.7-0.9m; int. H 0.55-0.7m; ext. H 1-1.75m), with slight traces of an outer fosse (Wth of base 2.8m) W-NW. There is no identifiable original entrance and the perimeter is overlain by a stone wall S-W, while the interior is overlain by a NW-SE field wall SW of the centre. Rath (RO047-011001-) is c. 140m to the NE and rath (RO047-040002-) is c. 70m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.