Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Derryhippoo, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derryhippoo
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Liscarragh
- Coordinates
- 53.60628, -8.35339
- SMR number
- RO038-041----
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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
Situated on a gentle S-facing slope and it was known as 'Liscarragh' (1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch map). Circular overgrown platform (diam. c. 50-55m N-S; c. 46.5m E-W) defined by a rounded fosse (at S: Wth of top 6.8m; Wth of base 2.9m; int. D 0.4m; ext. D 0.3m) and an outer bank (at S: Wth 2.4m; ext. H 0.45m) E-WSW. It is cut by an E-W road at N but does survive N of this feature. The original entrance is not identified.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.