Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisbrack (longford By., Newtownforbes Ed), County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisbrack (longford By., Newtownforbes Ed)
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.77013, -7.83241
- SMR number
- LF008-015----
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 pastureland. Depicted as a large oval enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The monument has been levelled. All that survives is a low scarp (H 0.3-0.7m) curving from WSW-N-NNE.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 16 January 2012
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.