Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lyonstown, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lyonstown
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.05103, -8.20472
- SMR number
- RO003-007----
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
On the lower N-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular overgrown area (diam. c. 45-50m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth c. 2-3m; int. H c. 0.3m; ext. H 0.4-1.8m) with internal facing stones and slight traces of an outer fosse (Wth 3-3.5m). There is no identifiable entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.