Carnagh West Ringfort

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Carnagh West Ringfort
Native name
Irish: Ráth na Carnaí Thiar
Carnagh West Ringfort is located in Ireland
Carnagh West Ringfort
Location of Carnagh West Ringfort in Ireland
Typeringfort
LocationCarnagh West, Lecarrow,
County Roscommon, Ireland
Coordinates53°30′48″N 8°02′39″W / 53.513346°N 8.044055°W / 53.513346; -8.044055Coordinates: 53°30′48″N 8°02′39″W / 53.513346°N 8.044055°W / 53.513346; -8.044055
Elevation59 m (194 ft)
BuiltStone Age (before 2000 BC)
National Monument of Ireland
Official nameCarnagh West
Reference no.487

Carnagh West Ringfort is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland.[1]

Location[]

Carnagh West Ringfort is located halfway between Lough Funshinagh and Lough Ree.

History and description[]

Carnagh West Ringfort is a rath or ringfort with foundations of rectangular huts. The double-walling suggests a Stone Age date. The townland name is from the Irish carnach, "abounding in heaps/cairns", due to the large number of raths in the area.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/en/Services/Planning/Plans/Archived-Plans/County_Development_Plan_2008-2014_and_Variations/County_Development_Plan/Adopted_County_Development_Plan/Chapter_7_-_Built_Heritage_Archaeology.pdf[permanent dead link]
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