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
- 53.48745, -8.03777
- SMR number
- RO048-040----
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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
Marked only on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a rectangular area of scrub (dims c. 35m x c. 35m), and situated on a NE-facing slope in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 28m NNE-SSW; 28m WNW-ESE) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 8-9m; int. H 0.1m at NE to 0.5m at SW; ext. H 0.2m at SW to 0.5m at NE), with slight traces of an outer fosse (at SSW: Wth of top 4.6m; Wth of base 2.5m) SSE-W-NNW. There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO048-039----) is c. 30m to the NNW.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.