Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lavally, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lavally
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.78843, -8.08814
- SMR number
- RO023-173----
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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
On a shelf of an E-facing slope. Subircular grass and scrub-covered area (dims 58m N-S; 52m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 6.2-8.6m; int. H 0.7-1.1m; ext. H 1.7-1.9m generally to 2.3 at E) and outer fosse (Wth of top 6.5-7.4m generally to10m at E; Wth of base 2.1-3m generally to 3.9m at E; D 0.5m at W to 0.9-1.1m N-E). There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO023-174----) is c. 210m to the S.
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.