Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisfarrellboy, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisfarrellboy
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclousre
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.97857, -8.15258
- SMR number
- RO007-027----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · 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
On top of a low E-W ridge. Circular overgrown area (diam. 21m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-5.5m; int. H 0.1m generally to 0.9m at W; ext. H 0.9m generally to 1.7m at W), with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.5-5.5m; D 0.3-0.5m) S-W-NNE. There is a stone-lined ramp entrance (Wth 3.6m) at NE. Rath (RO007-028----) is c. 70m to the SW and enclosure (RO007-026----) is c. 120m to the W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.