Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownolan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownolan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.48588, -8.05573
- SMR number
- RO048-031----
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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 crest of a slight NNE-SSW ridge. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 30.5m E-W; c. 15m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (at ENE: Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1m) W-N-E, with slight traces of a fosse WNW-N and ENE-E (Wth of base 2.3m). The entrance (Wth 2.8m) is at NNE. The monument is bisected by an E-W field bank, and the S part does not survive in a visible form.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.