Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lissalway, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissalway
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.78014, -8.40435
- SMR number
- RO021-061----
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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 W end of a WNW-ESE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered platform (dims 35m NNE-SSW; 31.2m WNW-ESE) with a slight bank on the perimeter (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.3m) WNW-ENE, defined by a complete flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 7.4-9m; Wth of base 2.5-3.5m; int. D 2-2.7m; ext. D 1.7-2m). There is an entrance ramp (Wth 3.5m) and causeway (Wth 7.5m) at SSE which might not be original as the fosse SSE-SW has been quarried, and a large pond has cut back the platform SW-NW. A WNW-ESE field bank overlies the platform S of the centre (max. ext. dim. 51.4m NNE-SSW).
See the attached aerial image taken from the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 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.