Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisruntagh, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisruntagh
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisruntagh
- Coordinates
- 54.14748, -8.48684
- SMR number
- SL026-101----
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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
In pasture, at the top of a S-facing slope. A circular area (int. diam. 30m) enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse (Wth 6m) and an outer fosse. The inner bank is most substantial along the S arc (Wth 4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 2.5m) where it drops 2.5m to the base of the intervening fosse (Wth 6m). The outer bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 2m; ext. H 0.6m) is evident all round apart from a levelled section along the NW arc. The outer fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.5m) is evident along the SW arc. The inner bank is low at SW with a causeway (Wth 3.4m) across the intervening fosse and narrow gap (Wth 1m) in the outer bank. The interior and the outer bank are planted with trees.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.