Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Lackan (athlone North By., Lackan Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackan (athlone North By., Lackan Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.54358, -8.16096
- SMR number
- RO045-002----
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
On top of Lackan Hill. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (int. diam. 37.5m NE-SW; 35.6m NW-SE) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 8.3-9.3m; int. H 0.5-0.6m; ext. H 0.4-0.5m), which is obscured by furze at E, and with some outer facing-stones visible at SW. There is no identifiable original entrance, but the grass-covered spread of a relict wall runs from perimeter at SSW towards the centre (L 12m) and turns NW (L 6.5m). Rath (RO045-001002-) is c. 30m to the WSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Windmillunder 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.