Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Well
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
- RO023-165003-
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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, and 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 material (RO023-165002-)) also overlay a well at its W edge and c. 4m W of the trough. The well is in unrelated to the fulacht fia and was funnel-shaped at the top (dims 2.4m E-W; 2m N-S) leading to a subcircular shaft (diam. of base 0.66m; total D 1.6m). The well was unlined and fragments of a wooden bowl were found at the water-logged base, where two posts stood upright, probably to support a superstructure for the well. The bowl produced a C14 date of cal. AD 403-544. (Bermingham and Ó Séaghdha 2012, 10)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 20 July 2018
References
Ó Séaghdha, L. 2010c Strokestown GAA training pitch development Lisroyne, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. Preliminary 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 Unpublished report TVAS Ireland.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.
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 Unpublished report, TVAS Ireland.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 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.