Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardagawna, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardagawna
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rockfield Fort
- Coordinates
- 53.41310, -8.00854
- SMR number
- RO052-002----
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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 rise in an undulating landscape. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 33m E-W; 31.4m N-S) defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank (Wth 4-6m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.5m at E to 1.9m at S) with no evidence of a fosse. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at ESE. Archaeological testing (07E1119) c. 90m to the NE produced no related archaeological material (Kieran 2010a), but excavations c. 130-170m to the W-NW on the line of the N4 motorway recorded a post-medieval burial, a kiln, a barrow and a structure (RO052-032001- to RO052-032004-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 11 June 2018
References
Kieran, E. 2010a Ardagawna: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 406, No. 1473. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.