Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisnamult, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisnamult
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.62321, -8.20633
- SMR number
- RO039-053----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
At the S end of a low NW-SE ridge. Described as a subrectangular or subcircular area (dims c. 51m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and outer fosse (Gannon 1972). It is not visible now at ground level in pasture. Archaeological testing (08E0482) immediately to the W failed to produce any related material (Sweetman 2011).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 2nd Feb. 2011
References
Sweetman, D. 2011 Lisnamult: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2008: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 307, No. 1037. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Fortificationunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.