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
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.48058, -8.22750
- SMR number
- RO047-008----
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 a slight NW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 29m N-S; 27.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5-3m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.5-01.1m) truncated slightly by a field wall at S and overlain by a field wall SW-N. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance but lazy-beds occupy the interior.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.