Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lismacool, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lismacool
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.85168, -8.25302
- SMR number
- RO016-090----
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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 gentle S-facing slope. Depicted on the 1914 ed. of the 6-inch map as a sub-triangular area (dims c. 35m N-S; c. 30m E-W) with the apex at S and overlaid by a N-S field bank towards the perimeter at W. Only the portion W of this field bank now survives as a D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 20m N-S; c. 5m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.5-1m) and an outer fosse (Wth of base 4m; D 0.5m) SW-NW. It was in a similar condition in 1972 (Gannon 1972). Moated site (RO016-091----) is c. 110m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 18 June 2015
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.