Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Doonshaskin, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doonshaskin
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.37708, -8.59428
- SMR number
- SL004-002----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a gentle N-facing slope in pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 25.6m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth. 1.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.6m) which has been incorporated into the field boundary from SSW-W-NNW. No fosse. At the outer foot of the bank/field boundary at NW are a series of stones within an irregular depression. Original entrance not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 17 April 2013
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.