Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortnalibbert, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnalibbert
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.27944, -8.13537
- SMR number
- LE012-019001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on an E-facing slope. Grass-covered circular area (int. diam. 26m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 4-6m; int. H 0.4-1.1m; ext. H 0.4m). The remains of a field wall can be seen intermittently on the perimeter. The souterrain site (LE012-019002-) is in the interior. Archaeological testing (03E1859) c. 40m to the N at the closest point produced no related material (Read 2006).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
References
Read, C. 2006 Gortnalibbert: no archaeological significance. in I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 303, No. 1117. Bray, Wordwell
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.