Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Tawnagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tawnagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.44051, -8.12441
- SMR number
- RO048-130----
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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 gentle S-facing slope. Subcircular overgrown area (dims 55m NNE-SSW; 47.7m WNW-ESE) defined by an overgrown stone spread (at S: Wth 5.5m; int. H 1.7m; ext. H 1.2m) with external facing-stones intermittently visible, especially NNE-SE. There is no identifiable original entrance, but the perimeter is overlain by a field wall NW-E-SE and there are some clearance cairns in the interior. Rath (RO048-187----) is c. 180m to the NE, cashel (RO048-131----) is c. 60m to the ESE, and ringfort (RO048-129----) is c. 180m to the WNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.