Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Feamore, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Feamore
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.47611, -8.03965
- SMR number
- RO048-052----
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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
Towards the S end of a slight N-S ridge on the W side of Feamore Hill. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims. c. 24.5m N-S; 21.4m E-W) defined by a grass and scrub-covered stone spread (Wth 5-5.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6-0.8m) with evidence of facing stones, especially NE-ESE (Wth of wall 1.55m). The original entrance is not identified, but the remains of relict field walls are preserved in the interior. Rath (RO048-051----) is c. 20m to the NW.
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.