Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lettreen, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lettreen
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.80297, -8.10725
- SMR number
- RO023-117001-
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 W-facing slope of the NW-SE ridge of Mullaghcreigha Hill. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 37.4m E-W; 34.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (at E: Wth 2m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.3m; at N: Wth 7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.6m) which merges into a scarp down to the interior (H 0.8m) at W. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. A hut-site (RO023-117002-) (diam. 4.9m N-S; 4.9m E-W; 3.2m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.4-3.2m; int. H 0.6-0.9m; ext. H 0.3-0.5m) with some internal facing-stones and an entrance (Wth 0.8m) at SE is just N of the centre.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.