Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyglass (Athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass (Athlone South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.44719, -8.21679
- SMR number
- RO047-055----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular feature (diam. c. 20m), and situated on a SW-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (diam. 30m NE-SW; 30m NW-SE) defined by a slight scarp SE-NW and a slight scarp down to the interior elsewhere.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.