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Ringfort - unclassified

Carrickmurray, County Leitrim, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - unclassified, Carrickmurray, County Leitrim, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Carrickmurray
County
Leitrim
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
fort
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.21998, -8.22186
SMR number
LE015-097----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a low E-W ridge of rock outcrop. This is a D-shaped overgrown area (dims c. 26m NE-SW; c. 26m NW-SE) defined by a severe slope (H 4-6m) down at the straight SE side and by an earth and stone bank (Wth 5m; ext. H 0.6-1m) SE-S, which is reduced to a slight scarp elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. There is a square clearance cairn (dims 3.5m x 3.5m; H 0.4m) on exposed rock outcrop at the centre.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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