Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisfinny, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisfinny
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.19502, -8.13130
- SMR number
- GA108-161----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In undulating pastureland. This subcircular rath (64m E-W; 60m N-S), in fair condition, is defined by a bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2.2m) and external fosse (Wth 2.3m); a N-S running road clips the latter at W.There is an entrance gap (Wth 4m) at E. A possible souterrain (GA115-047001-), marked by a hollow, is evident in the N sector of the interior.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 15 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Townunder 1 mi
- Architectural featureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.