Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Lackan (roscommon By., Aughrim East Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackan (roscommon By., Aughrim East Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.88603, -8.10994
- SMR number
- RO017-025001-
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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
Marked on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular feature (diam. c. 35m) and on the 1914 ed. as a small rectangular enclosure (dims c. 20m NW-SE; c. 20m NE-SW) attached to the SW of rath (RO017-025002-). Situated at the crest of a S-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Rath (RO017-024----) is c. 130m to the SW.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.