Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Lisboy (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisboy (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.83529, -8.18990
- SMR number
- RO016-129----
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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 low E-W ridge. Subrectangular grass-covered area (dims 37.5m N-S; 23m E-W at S to 27m E-W at N) defined by an earthen bank incorporated into a field bank at S, a bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.7-1m; ext. H 1.6m) at W, and a scarp at E (H 0.7m) and N (H 1.2m), with outer moats (Wth of top 6.6m at W to 8.4m at E; Wth of base 5.1-5.4m; D 0.1m at NE to 1.55m at W) on the W, N and E sides. There are fragments of outer banks at N (Wth 4.6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.3m) and E (Wth 5.7m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.5m).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 29th September, 2010
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.