Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lackan (roscommon By., Kilgefin Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackan (roscommon By., Kilgefin Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.72484, -8.09358
- SMR number
- RO029-128----
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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
Marked as a large embanked enclosure (ext. dims c. 75m NE-SW; c. 55m NW-SE) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a slight S-facing slope at the lower W-facing slope of Slieve Bawn. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 62.8m N-S; 62.2m E-W) defined by a rounded earthen bank (Wth 3.3-5.2m; int. H 0.2-0.6m; ext. H 1.1-1.4m N-E to 2.2m at S) and hedge which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.9m) SW-NW, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 3.4-3.7m; Wth of base 1.6-1.8m; D 0.2-0.8m) which is visible NW-E-SSW but has been extended into a pond SE-SSW. There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO029-127----) is c. 200m to the N and rath (RO029-129----) is c. 220m to the SSE.
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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.