Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathlumber, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathlumber
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.31077, -7.14081
- SMR number
- OF011-028----
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Shown on 5 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
Circular enclosure (max. diam. c. 50m N-S) situated in low lying area and delimited by a small bank (c. 1m H) and by a shallow fosse (max. Wth. c. 3.5m) outside.
Small rectangular platform (67 x 5m) in NE quadrant and another (7m x12m) almost in centre of enclosure.
Circular enclosure (diam 47.5m) delimited by a small bank (H 0.5m) with shallow fosse (max. Wth 3.5m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at SE. Small rectangular platform (6m x 5m) in NE angle of site and another platform (7m x 12m) in the centre of the enclosure.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.