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
- 53.88765, -8.10430
- SMR number
- RO017-026----
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
At the summit at the E end of an ENE-WSW drumlin ridge. Described as a circular area (diam. c. 40m E-W) defined by an eroded earthen bank and a slight outer fosse circumscribed by a road NE-S-SW (Gannon 1972). It is now visible as a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 44m) which is defined by a scarp (H 0.4-1m), and circumscribed by a road NE-S-SW. Rath (RO017-027----) is c. 160m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.