Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Lisserdrea, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisserdrea
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.94431, -8.33725
- SMR number
- RO009-002----
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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 a NE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 21m E-W; 20.5m N-S; H 0.25m at S to 0.4-0.6m generally) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 7.5-9m; Wth of base 5m; D 0.9-1.25m) from an outer bank (Wth 3.8-4.3m; H 0.4-0.45m). The fosse and outer bank are truncated by a N-S road bank and ditch at E (max. ext. diam. c. 40m N-S). (Knox 1914, 351-2)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Knox, H.T. 1914b Dumha Brosna. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 44, 348-57.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.