Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathlena, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathlena
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Lisnamoe Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisnamoe Fort
- Coordinates
- 53.69459, -8.66107
- SMR number
- RO032-044----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: 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
Marked as a circular enclosure described in gothic lettering as 'Lisnamoe Fort (fort of the cows)' on the 1837 and 1928 eds of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated on a low knoll in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 35m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.5m at E to 6m at W; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 0.9-1.1m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. The S part of the interior has a large quarry (diam. 10-12m; D 2.5m).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.