Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisduff (Loughrea By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisduff (Loughrea By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.21869, -8.52615
- SMR number
- GA105-147----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In undulating pastureland. Circular rath (diam. 41m), in fair condition, defined by a tree-lined bank and external fosse. There is a possible entrance gap (Wth 2m) at ESE.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 15 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.