Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lugboy (Roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lugboy (Roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.82643, -8.15977
- SMR number
- RO023-005----
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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
On the broad crest of a low E-W ridge. Circular grass and scrub-covered platform (diam. 31.2m E-W; 28.6m N-S; H 0.5m at E to 1.5m at N) with slight traces of a bank (Wth of top 1.3-1.8m; int. H 0.2m) at E and W defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4.8-5.8m generally to 8m at N; Wth of base 3-4.2m; D 0.5-1.1m), and an overgrown outer bank (Wth 2.6-4.6m; H 0.4-0.6m) which does not survive at N. There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO023-006----) is c. 160m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.