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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

Overview

Indicated — Lisduff (roscommon By.) is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Roscommon. 37.6m ENE-WSW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4-5m H 0.3m at S to 1.1m at WSW) which is reduced to an overgrown scarp (H 1.2m) NW-NNE.

Who made it and when

The saved account records: 37.6m ENE-WSW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4-5m

How it was made and used

The saved account records: A slight E-W scarp down to the N (H 0.8m) crosses the centre, and a N-S field bank overlies the interior towards the perimeter at E.

What was found

The saved account records: H 0.3m at S to 1.1m at WSW) which is reduced to an overgrown scarp (H 1.2m) NW-NNE.

What remains

The saved account records: There are slight traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2-3m

Why it mattered

Indicated — Lisduff (roscommon By.) matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: There is a modern entrance (Wth 2m) at W, but an original entrance could not be recognised.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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