Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lismiraun, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lismiraun
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89593, -9.02734
- SMR number
- MA071-127----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on a rise, with a steep slope on the N side, dropping to a stream at the base of the slope 50m to N. There are good views of the surrounding undulating terrain.
Slightly raised circular area (34m N−S; 33m N−S) defined by an earthen scarp. The scarp (H 1.6m; Wth slope 3.6m, at S) is rather slumped and dilapidated on the SW arc; it is the scarp is modified at W−SE to serve as a field fence (H 1m at NW), and is faced with stone and topped with a post-and-wire fence. There are two breaks/eroded sections, one at SSE and one at W. The interior is slightly domed or raised along a central E−W axis
There is small area of quarrying on the slope to NW of the rath. Two other raths (MA071-128----; MA071-129----) are located 230m to NE and 170m to S, respectively; both are visible from this rath.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 27 August 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.