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Ringfort - rath

Lisduff (Tulla Upper By.), County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Lisduff, County Clare, 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
Lisduff (Tulla Upper By.)
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1921)
Coordinates
52.85251, -8.72546
SMR number
CL035-071----

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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)
  • 1857 · 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

On a slightly elevated area of a gentle S-facing slope, in improved, gently undulating pasture and overlooking Lecarrow Lough c. 390m to S. Depicted on the OS 25-inch map as an oval area (c. 23 m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by a scarp. The monument is engulfed by impenetrable overgrowth of thorn trees thickets and briars, except around the NW arc which is grass covered and defined by a scarp (Wth 1.2m; H 0.3m). It was not feasible to record any other definition of the enclosing elements due to the dense growth which obscures this monument. There is a naturally formed valley to the immediate E. Enclosure (CL035-070----) is located c. 70m to NW.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL035-071----_01.jpg From W. General view of monument.
CL035-071----_02.jpg From NE. Cross sectional view of scarp at NW.
CL035-071----_03.jpg From N. General view of monument.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 10 April 2018

Nearby in the register

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

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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