Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonkeen (athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonkeen (athlone South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.40749, -8.20045
- SMR number
- RO050-011----
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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
Marked as a small enclosure (diam. c. 25-30m) on the 1837 and 1911 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a rise at the N edge of a bog. It not visible at ground level and is now occupied by farm buildings. The possible rath (RO050-010----) is c. 200m to the WNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.