Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Cloonacaltry, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonacaltry
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.44465, -8.14615
- SMR number
- RO048-097005-
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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
Visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP: K 17 W6), and situated on an undulating landscape of reclaimed karst. Subcirular grass-covered area with some bushes (int. dims 32.2m N-S; 28.2m N-S) defined by the inner and outer facing-stones of a wall (Wth 1.9-2m; max. H 0.7m). There is no identifiable original entrance. A low rectangular mound (dims 6m N-S; 4m E-W; H 0.3m) with large stones (dims c. 0.8m x c. 0.6m x c. 0.4m) N of the centre and a rectangular area (dims 10m N-S; 4m E-W) strewn with smaller stones SW of the centre is known locally as a children's burial ground (RO048-097009-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 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.