Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Moyvannan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moyvannan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48813, -8.03797
- SMR number
- RO048-039----
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5 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)
- 1857 · 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
Marked only on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m), and situated on a NE-facing slope in an undulating landscape. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 29m NNE-SSW; 29m WNW-ESE) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 8-9m; int. H 0.3-0.45m; ext. H 0.45-0.6m) and an outer fosse (at SSW: Wth of top 6.2m; Wth of base 2.5m; max. D 0.35), which is not visible ENE-SSE. There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO048-040----) is c. 30m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.