Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Keelty (athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Keelty (athlone South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.39733, -7.99544
- SMR number
- RO052-017001-
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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 on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map as a circular feature (diam. c. 20m), and situated on a rise in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 23.3m NNE-SSW; 23.1m WNW-ESE) defined by a re-built and overgrown stone wall (Wth 1.6-2.8m; int. H 0.5-1.1m; ext. H 0.6-1m) which has a drystone wall built on top of it all around, and spoil added outside NE-SSE. The entrance (Wth 4m) is at SW. Cashel (RO052-017002-) is c. 20m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.