Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lissaphuca (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
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----
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
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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.