Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
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
- 53.88615, -8.10969
- SMR number
- RO017-025002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure, with earthwork (RO017-025001-) attached to the SW, although there was perhaps ever only one feature at this location. Situated at the crest of the S-facing slope of an ENE-WSW drumlin ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 30.5m NW-SE; 28.5m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.95m) N-E and by a scarp (H 0.3-0.6m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Rath (RO017-024----) is c. 160m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 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.