What is recorded here

Rathlumber holds a broad circular fort with a low bank, shallow ditch and two flat stone platforms, one near the centre and one at the north-east edge. It sits in a damp, low place where water would have gathered around its rim, making the fort look like a small island in seasons of rain. People may have stood on those platforms to watch the land, store things or mark the boundary of a household, while the ditch kept ordinary traffic at a distance.

Circular enclosure (max. diam. c. 50m N-S) situated in low lying area and delimited by a small bank (c. 1m H) and by a shallow fosse (max. Wth. c. 3.5m) outside. Small rectangular platform (67 x 5m) in NE quadrant and another (7m x12m) almost in centre of enclosure. Circular enclosure (diam 47.5m) delimited by a small bank (H 0.5m) with shallow fosse (max. Wth 3.5m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at SE. Small rectangular platform (6m x 5m) in NE angle of site and another platform (7m x 12m) in the centre of the enclosure. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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