Embanked enclosure in Lissaphobble, County Roscommon

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

On a gentle E-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 29.7m WNW-ESE; 28.5m NNE-SSW) defined by traces of an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.5m) at NE and by a complete shallow fosse (Wth of top 3.3m at E to 7.2m at N; Wth of base 1.6-2.4m; int. D 0.2-0.5m; ext. D 0.2-0.8m) with a low, flat-topped outer bank (Wth of base 5.5-8.2m; Wth of top 3-3.2m; H 0.2-0.4m) which survives ESE-SW and is incorporated into a field bank (Wth 3.5m; ext. H 1.8m) SW-NW. There is an entrance in the outer bank (Wth 2m) and a causeway (Wth 2.5m) at SE. Man-made underground passage (RO029-077002-) is in the NW quadrant of the interior.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO029-077001

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
Maker not stated on source page, heritageireland.ie
David Maher / Sportsfile, as printed in the photograph caption; image published by the GAA, www.gaa.ie
Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church in LissonuffyChurch · 1435 yd

Explorer Tom Church in Lissonuffy is where the whole parish once argued about whether a wall was crooked or just tired. It’s been…

Cupmarked stone in LissonuffyCupmarked stone · 1490 yd

Explorer Tom Cupmarked stone in Lissonuffy would be the guest at a wedding who stands in the corner, sipping water and judging…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ashbrook or KnocknabarnaboyFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1568 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ashbrook Or Knocknabarnaboy would tell you it’s a great candidate for the job, if you…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in CarrowntrylaFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.2 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowntryla sits on that drumlin ridge with very strict rules for visitors. Three…

Farnbeg, Strokestown GAAGAA ground · 1.4 mi

Common Lime1.8 mi

Explorer Tom Common Lime in County Roscommon is so pretty that Vikings probably wandered straight into its branches trying to find…

Strokestown Golf ClubGolf course · 1.9 mi

Sweet Chestnut2.0 mi

Explorer Tom Sweet Chestnut in County Roscommon decided to give up its acorns for Lent this year because it felt they were too heavy…

CastleCastle, unclassified · 4.1 mi

Explorer Tom Castle Cornashinnagh is absolutely paranoid about the postman because he never delivers anything interesting to that…

bridge5.4 mi

Explorer Tom Bridge in Kilnacarrow has a serious grudge against the rain because it keeps trying to rust out its steel deck. It’s…

Glinsk CastleVisitor attraction · 16 mi

Explorer Tom Glinsk Castle smells like a mix of old books, wet stone, and whatever the ghosts were having for dinner last night…

Bawn in Glinsk (ballymoe By.)Bawn · 16 mi

Explorer Tom Bawn in Glinsk listens to what goes on inside the walls and probably hears the Burkes arguing about who left the light…

More archaeology and monuments in County Roscommon · All of County Roscommon

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover