Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisserlough, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisserlough
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.95014, -8.39478
- SMR number
- SL047-025----
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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, near the top of a gently sloping ridge. Low remains of a raised circular area (int. diam. 32.5m; H 0.5m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth c. 2.5m) along its W arc. A slight depression was noted in the centre of the interior. An aerial photograph (ACAP, V227/35-6) shows the S edge of this rath truncated by an E-W field boundary. Another rath (SL047-026----) lies c. 30m to NE.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.