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
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lissaphuca
- Coordinates
- 53.88548, -8.09974
- SMR number
- RO017-029----
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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 slight rise in a level landscape with a small SW-NE stream or drain c. 40m to the SE. It is described as 'Lissaphuca' - the imp's lios - only on the 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 45.5m N-S; 43m E-W) defined by an overgrown scarp (H 1.2-1.6m), and an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.3m; Wth of base 3m; D 0.4m) N-NE which was at one time complete (Gannon 1972). There is no identifiable original entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 17 August 2018
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 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.