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Ringfort - rath

Lissalway, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Lissalway, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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