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Ringfort - rath

Lisnagavragh, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Lisnagavragh, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Lisnagavragh
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.51321, -8.17747
SMR number
RO044-071001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

On a level landscape c. 60m from the W corner of the subrectangular Loughaneally lough (dims c. 530m NW-SE; c. 270m NE-SW), which is marked only on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Loughaneally was probably a turlough and is now reclaimed. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 52.7m NW-SE; 51m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-9m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 0.55-1.2m) with some bushes ENE-S-N, which has been removed elsewhere, and a complete rounded fosse (Wth of top 7-9m; Wth of base 1.8-3m; D 0.6-0.8m). The entrance and causeway (Wth 6m) are at SE and there are lazy-beds in the interior. Relict field boundaries (Wth 4m; H 0.3m) approach the monument from the S at E (L c. 120m), SW (L c. 100m) and WNW (L c. 130m). Enclosure (RO044-071002-) is c. 20m to the S and its perimeter at N cuts the field bank approaching the rath from the S.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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