Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Lisroyne, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisroyne
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.77961, -8.11528
- SMR number
- RO023-165002-
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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
Situated on a NW-facing slope overlooking Lough Lea c. 200m to the NW. It is within the enclosure (RO023-165001-) attached to rath (RO023-165----). It was excavated (10E0328) by Derek Gallagher in advance of development (Ó Séaghdha 2010; Gallagher 2013). The burnt mound was an irregular shape (diam. c. 9m; T 0.3m) and overlay four pits and a subrectangular trough (dims 2.2m x 1.9m; D 0.25m) which had post-holes at the rounded corners. There were over 50 stake-holes, about half of which were in a re-cut on the E side of the trough. A sample from a post-hole produced a calibrated C14 date of 1259-1002 cal. BC (Bermingham and Ó Séaghdha 2012, 5). The burnt mound material also overlay a well (RO023-165003-) at its W edge and c. 4m W of the trough, but the well is unrelated.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 27th January 2011
References
Bermingham, N. and Ó Séaghdha, L. 2012 Strokestown GAA Training Pitch Development Lisroyne, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. Final archaeological excavation report. Licence: 10E0328. Unpublished report, TVAS Ireland.
Gallagher, D. 2013 Lisroyne. Ringfort and annexe, burnt mound with trough, well, pits field boundaries and field drains. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 182-4, No. 580. Dublin. Wordwell.
Ó Séaghdha, L. 2010c Strokestown GAA training pitch development Lisroyne, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. Preliminary archaeological excavation report. Licence: 10E0328. Unpublished report TVAS Ireland.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.