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Castleruby

Roscommon, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0990

Location

Atlas number
IR0990 (990)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Roscommon
Historic county
Roscommon
Parish, community, or townland
Castleruby
Latitude
53.77619
Longitude
-8.31972
Altitude
123 m

Form and condition

Type
hillslope fort
Condition
Likely destroyed
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.72 ha
Footprint
0.86 ha
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
hillslope
Aspect
southeast
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database RO027-022
National record
record RO 027
Wikidata
Q31077045

Sources