Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lissacurkia (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissacurkia (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.76498, -8.24668
- SMR number
- RO028-081----
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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 broad plateau. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 25.7m N-S; 22.6m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4.1m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 1.1-1.6m) and round-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 4-5.4m; Wth of base 1-1.8m; D 0.4-0.9m), with a slight outer bank (Wth 3.7m; H 0.3m) S-W. The entrance (Wth 0.8m) and causeway (Wth 4m) are at SE, and the bank of rath (RO028-082----) is 4m beyond the fosse at E. Enclosure (RO028-080----) is c. 80m to the NW, and rath (RO028-231----) is c. 180m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.