Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonark, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonark
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.37027, -8.03970
- SMR number
- RO054-006----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Marked only on the OS 25-inch map as a circular feature (diam. c. 25m) described in gothic lettering as a 'Fort', and situated on a gentle S-facing slope. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 30.5m WNW-ESE; 25m NNE-SSW) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 2.5-3.6m; H 0.1-0.3m) WNW-N-ESE, which is more substantial (Wth 3-4.3m; int. H 0.2- 0.3m; ext. H 0.7-1.7m) and better preserved ESE-S-WNW. There is no visbile fosse, but the entrance (Wth 3m) is at SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Church1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.