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
- 53.78524, -8.08989
- SMR number
- RO023-175----
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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 S-facing crest of a low ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 30.8m E-W; 30.2m N-S) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 3-5.5m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.8-1.2m), which is reduced to a scarp (H 1.2m) SE-WSW, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.6-6.6m; Wth of base 2.3-2.9m; D 0.2-0.5m). There is no identifiable original entrance and the site is overlain by a N-S field bank towards the perimeter at E. Rath (RO023-174----) is c. 90m to the NE and rath (RO023-176----) is c. 180m to the SSE.
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.