Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lissygreaghan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissygreaghan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.46627, -8.05423
- SMR number
- RO048-088001-
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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 rise in an undulating landscape. Subcircular grass-covered platform with some deciduous trees (dims 36m NNE-SSW; 30.2m WNW-ESE) defined by a scarp (H 1.2-1.8m) E-S-W merging into the slope elsewhere, with traces of a silted fosse (Wth of top 4.4m; Wth of base 1m; D 0.25m) SE-SW. The interior is overlain by a WNW-ESE field wall, and the church (RO048-088002-) is S of this feature.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.