Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lissaniska (Leitrim By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissaniska (Leitrim By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.09855, -8.44425
- SMR number
- GA125-109----
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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 rise in hilly pastureland. Subcircular rath (32m E-W; 30m N-S), in fair condition, defined by an inner scarp, two banks and two fosses. The scarp is visible all round. The inner bank, which is the best preserved section of the monument, is also clearly evident except from SW to N where is has been dug into. The outer bank only survives at S. The inner fosse is visible throughout but the outer fosse only survives from N to SE and at S. Cattle gaps breach the middle bank at NNW and SSE. According to local information, there is a souterrain (GA125-109001-) in the interior.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 8 February 2018
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.