Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Curry (athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curry (athlone South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.47024, -8.14644
- SMR number
- RO048-062001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 a NW-facing slope. Subcircular grass and scrub-covered area (dims 41.2m NNW-SSE; 35.1m ENE-WSW) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 7-8m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 1.75-2m), with slight traces of an outer fosse (at NNW: Wth of top 5.8m; Wth of base 1.7m; D 0.2m) NNW-NNE. There is no recognisable original entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.