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Ringfort - rath

Lisduff (carbury By.), County Sligo, Ireland

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Townland
Lisduff (carbury By.)
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.30118, -8.41913
SMR number
SL009-045----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on level summit of a broad E-W orientated ridge, in gently undulating good pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 22m) enclosed by a narrow bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.9m; int. H 0.4m). At the external foot of the bank is a berm (Wth 2.4m) and a second bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.9m; int. H 0.6m). ). At the external foot of the second bank is a berm (Wth 2.7m) and a third bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.2m). A large glacial erratic in the form of a conglomerate block (1.4m3) is incorporated into the internal bank at W. From NW-NE the second bank has been eroded out and is only barely visible. Both of the berms/in-filled fosses enclose the entire site and the external third bank encloses the site SW-NW with traces only visible elsewhere. The original entrance is not recognisable. There are breaks in the inner bank at E (Wth 2m) and at S (Wth 4m). Neither have opposing breaks in the second bank.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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