Rindoon

Archaeological site in County Roscommon, Ireland

Rindoon

Rinn Dúin

Rindoon town wall

Shown within Ireland

Alternative name| Rindown, Rinndown
Location| Warren, St. John's,
County Roscommon, Ireland
Coordinates| 53°32′20″N 7°59′29″W﻿ / ﻿53.538901°N 7.991500°W﻿ / 53.538901; -7.991500
Type| Abandoned village
History
Founded| early 13th century AD
Abandoned| early 14th centuries
Periods| Medieval Ireland

National monument of Ireland

Rindoon (Irish: Rinn Dúin) is an abandoned village located in County Roscommon, Ireland.

## Location

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Rindoon is located on a headland reaching into Lough Ree, 4 km east of Lecarrow.

## History and archaeology

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Rindoon was built in the first half of the 13th century AD, i.e. 1200–50.[1] The castle at Rindoon is thought to date to 1227 and was constructed by Geoffrey de Marisco.[2] With the Gaelic resurgence of the late 13th and early 14th centuries the town was sacked and later completely abandoned.[3]

## Gallery

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* Rindoon Castle

* Rindoon Castle main entrance

* Rindoon, view from the castle

* Rindoon Church

* Rindoon Harbour

## References

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1. ^ "History of Rindoon". Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
2. ^ "Rindoon Deserted Medieval Town, County Roscommon".
3. ^ "Rindoon Deserted Medieval Town, County Roscommon".

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rindoon.

* Rindoon on the Irish Walled Towns Network website Archived 16 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine

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