Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Lisfelim, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisfelim
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.50211, -8.07681
- SMR number
- RO045-177001-
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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
Towards the top of the SW-facing slope of a hill overlooking the SE corner of Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough c. 600m to the W. Circular scrub-covered area (int. diam. 30.7m WNW-ESE; c. 32m NNE-SSW) defined by an overgrown stone spread (Wth 3.9-4.2m; int. H 0.5-0.8m; ext. H 0.6-1.6m) which is largely obscured by spoil and has a field wall built on it SSE-WNW. An entrance (Wth 2.3m) at NE is now blocked with spoil. A house site (RO045-177002-) defined by a moss-covered wall-footing (dims 7.6m NE-SW; 4.3m NW-SE) with an entrance at the centre of the SE side is inside the perimeter at W. Rath (RO045-178----) is c. 90m to the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 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.