Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Derry, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derry
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.40184, -8.49978
- SMR number
- SL005-045----
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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 a slight NE-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 22m) enclosed by a bank of rubble limestone (Wth 4.9m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.45m). No fosse visible. Original entrance not recognisable. An annex (SL005-045001-) is co-joined to the NNE side of the cashel. consisting of a roughly wedge shaped area (dims. 9m NW-SE; 5m NE-SW). The S side of the annex (dims. 13m NW-SE; 5m NE-SW) is defined by the bank of the cashel while it two independent stretches of rubble limestone bank (Wth 1.7m; H 0.3m), that link to the external face of the cashel bank at NW and at NE, enclose the E and W sides. The N side is defined by an earth and stone scarped edge (ext. H 0.6m). The W two-thirds of the annex are raised and level. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
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- Souterrainunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.