Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Derrycahill, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrycahill
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.43081, -8.25193
- SMR number
- RO050-001----
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 broad hill c. 600-700m from the river Suck. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 53.5m NNE-SSW; 50m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank and hedge, best preserved at S (Wth 7m; int. H 1.45m; ext. H 2.7m) but reduced to a scarp NNW-E-SSE. An outer fosse (Wth of top 7.4m; Wth of base 2.6m; D 0.45m) is visible SE-SW, and the entrance (Wth 2.3m) is at SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Road - class 2 togherunder 1 mi
- Boundary moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.