Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Oldtown Kilcashel, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldtown Kilcashel
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.34589, -8.10335
- SMR number
- RO054-016----
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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 slight SE-NW spur. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 32m N-S; 29.5m E-W) defined by a grass-covered earth and stone bank (Wth 2.2-3m; int. H 0.1m at W to 0.5m at N; ext. H 0.4-0.7m) that has intermittently visible outer facing-stones ESE-W-ENE, which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.7m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Cashel (RO054-017----) is c. 140m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.