Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Ballyglass, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.31958, -8.21046
- SMR number
- LE007-041----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on an E-facing slope with an E-W section of a small NW-SE stream immediately to the N. Overgrown circular area (int. diam. 26m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (at ENE: Wth 2.1m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.1m) with occasional facing-stones visible, and an outer fosse suggested by lush vegetation E-S. The original entrance is not identified. Rath (LE007-042----) is c. 130m to the SSE.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.