Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardmullan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardmullan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.48766, -8.07160
- SMR number
- RO048-023----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a S-facing slope above the crest of the S-facing slope of Ardmullan Hill. Circular raised grass-covered area (diam. 46.5m WNW-ESE; 43.5m NNE-SSW) defined by an earthen bank (at SSW: Wth 6.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.35m) reduced to a scarp in places, with a fosse (at NNE: Wth of top 6.3m; Wth of base 2m; D 0.8m) N-E. There is an entrance (Wth 2.4m) at SE. A field wall is built on perimeter W-NW, and the perimeter is quarried NNW-NE. Rath (RO048-024----) is c. 190m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.