Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Lismurtagh (Castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lismurtagh (Castlereagh By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.75321, -8.28523
- SMR number
- RO028-113001-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the SW edge of a plateau overlooking a turlough c. 200m to the SW. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 74m E-W; 64.4m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4-4.4m; int. H 0.7-1m; ext. H 0.9-1.6m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.8m) N-NE and E-SE. The bank is separated by a berm (Wth 1m) from a fosse (Wth of top 6.2m; Wth of base 3.4m; int. D 1.1m; ext. D 0.9m) SSW-NW, and the entrance (Wth 1.8m) is at NNE. There is no evidence of a souterrain suggested by the word 'Cave' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Rath (RO028-112----) is c. 160m to the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.