Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisduff (eglish By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisduff (eglish By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.14858, -7.76520
- SMR number
- OF031-030----
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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
On N facing slope of high ground. Oval shaped enclosure (diam. 38m N-S) enclosed by two earthen banks separated by an intervening fosse (Wth 2.4m; int. D 2m; ext. D 1m) with external fosse (Wth 6m; int. D 2m; ext. D 1m). No evidence of an entrance feature. Inner bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1m) best preserved with E part of outer bank (Wth 4m; ext. H 1.2m) removed. The interior of the site has been used as a vegetable garden in the past.
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
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.