Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lismurtagh (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lismurtagh (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.74763, -8.27802
- SMR number
- RO028-126----
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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 the crest of a broad NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 34.4m N-S; 33.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-3.6m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.9-1.3m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.4m) NNW-E, and a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 6.6-6.8m; Wth of base 3.2-4.6m; D 0.2-0.3m) SE-W-N. There are entrances at SE (Wth 1.8m) and WNW (Wth 3m). Rath (RO028-125----) is c. 100m to the WNW and enclosure (RO028-236----) is c. 200m to the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.