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Ringfort - rath

Lissaphuca (Athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Lissaphuca, 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
Lissaphuca (Athlone North By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Lissaphuca
Latest-edition OS map
Lissaphuca
Coordinates
53.48439, -8.23698
SMR number
RO047-005----

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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

Marked as an oval embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 40m N-S; c. 30m E-W) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as 'Lissaphuca' - the demon's fort. It is situated on a rise on a W-facing slope. Subcircular slightly domed grass-covered area (dims 31m N-S; 25.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m at E to 1.3m at S and W to 1.65m at N) with traces of stone facing or overlain by the remnants of a stone wall, especially S-SW. There is no evidence of a fosse, original entrance or internal features. The perimeter is slightly truncated at E by a field bank, now removed.

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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