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Ringfort - rath

Cloonfad (Moycarn By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Cloonfad, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cloonfad (Moycarn By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Embanked enclosure
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.29932, -8.12622
SMR number
RO056-012001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

At the SW-facing crest of a broad NW-SE esker. Subcircular grass and scrub-covered area (dims 34.7m NW-SE; 31m NE-SW) sloping down to the SE, defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank (Wth 5-7m; int. H 0.4-1.2m; ext. H 2-2.8m) with an outer fosse (Wth of top 9-11m; Wth of base 2.5-4m; D 1-1.2m), and an outer bank (at NW: Wth 4m; ext. H 1m) which does not survive NW-NE and SE-SW. There is an entrance (Wth 2m) through the inner bank at SE. A NE-SW stone wall bisects the interior and traces of a stone wall survive on the inner bank at S. There is a local tradition of its use as a children's burial ground (RO056-012002-).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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