Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Laughil (garrycastle By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Laughil (garrycastle By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.34536, -7.82868
- SMR number
- OF006-025----
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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
Not visible at ground level. Depicted as a polygonal shaped enclosure on OS 6-inch map. Described in 1972 as 'One rath, 330 yards north-west of the south stone (OF006-004----) the other 400 yards east of it (OF006-005----) (English 1972, 249). Described in 1987 as 'This 'earthwork' consists of a wide low bank with a very shallow fosse on its eastern side. Running eastwards from this bank there is a low sloping embankment which is partly natural. There is a slight fosse at the foot of the embankment on the north. This appears to have no archaeological significance in its present shape. The bank on west appears to be merely the remains of a low field bank' (ASI file 1987).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.