Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Carrownolan,lisbaun, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownolan,lisbaun
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.47979, -8.04623
- SMR number
- RO048-036----
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Shown on 5 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 NNW-SSE esker ridge. Oval, slightly domed grass and scrub-covered area (dims 37m NNE-SSW; 30m WNW-ESE) defined by a stone spread (at NNE: Wth 6m; int. H 0.3; ext. H 0.7m), with traces of facing-stones SSE-SSW (at SSW: original Wth of wall 2m). There is an entrance at S. It is slightly truncated by a N-S field wall at W and an E-W field wall at S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.