Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Esker, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Esker
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.40709, -8.09102
- SMR number
- RO051-039----
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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
In a low-lying landscape. Subcircular, slightly domed grass-covered area (int. dims 29m WNW-ESE; 26m NNE-SSW) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.25-0.6m; ext H 0.55-1.05m) with some bushes which has evidence of internal and external facing-stones (original Wth 1.3-1.7m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but there are field stones on the perimeter ENE-ESE. Rath (RO051-107----) is c. 220m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.