Carnagh West Ringfort is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland.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
Location
Carnagh West Ringfort is located halfway between Lough Funshinagh and Lough Ree.
History and description Carnagh West Ringfort is a rath, or ringfort, featuring 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.
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