Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisphilip, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisphilip
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.87234, -8.27297
- SMR number
- RO016-038----
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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 slight W-facing slope towards the W end of a low E-W spur. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 40.5m N-S; 36.5m E-W) defined by a gapped earthen bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.4m) reduced to a scarp (H 1m) at S and NW, and an outer fosse (Wth 4.7m; D 0.55m) SE-W-NW. The bank is truncated by an E-W field bank at N and the fosse by a N-S road bank at E. There is no visible entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.