Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisnagard, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisnagard
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.82144, -8.25858
- SMR number
- RO022-024----
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 crest of a low E-W ridge at its W end. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 28.4m E-W; 26.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 2.7-4m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1-1.4m), and a fosse (Wth of top 5.8m; Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.2m) S-SW. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at SE. Rath (RO022-025----) is c. 200m to the ENE.
See the attached aerial image taken from the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Road - road/trackwayunder 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.