Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Lismurtagh (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lismurtagh (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.74969, -8.27796
- SMR number
- RO028-236----
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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 gentle NE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. Slightly raised rectangular grass-covered area (dims 39m NW-SE; 37m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank with some scrub (Wth 2.8-3.3m; int. H 0.8-1m; ext. H 1.3-1.6m) and a slight fosse or ditch (Wth of base 1m; D 0.1-0.3m) on the SE and SW sides, and a scarp (H 0.8-1m) on the other sides. Rath (RO028-125----) is c. 160m to the SW and rath (RO028-126----) is c. 200m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.