Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Leitrim (ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leitrim (ballintober South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Lisnagree Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisnagree
- Coordinates
- 53.71544, -8.17205
- SMR number
- RO035-018----
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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
Described in gothic lettering on the 1837 and 1928 eds of the OS 6-inch map as 'Lisnagree' - the King's lios. It is situated on a SW-facing slope towards the W end of a WNW-ESE ridge. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 46m E-W; 42m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.6-6.5m; int. H 0.15m at S to 1.65m at N; ext. H 1.3-1.8m) separated by a flat-bottomed fosse (at N: Wth of top 10.7m; Wth of base 3m; D 1.3m) from an outer bank (at N: Wth 5m; H 0.25m) which survives WSW-N-SSE. There is an entrance (Wth 5.2m) in the inner bank at S and this bank is damaged by a slight quarry NW-NNW. Rath (RO035-021----) is c. 180m to the E and rath (RO035-020----) is c. 160m to the SSE.
See the attached aerial image taken from the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.