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Enclosure

Rathfrask, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Rathfrask, County Sligo, 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
Rathfrask
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.39970, -8.47032
SMR number
SL005-057----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a slight N-facing slope in gently undulating wet boggy pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 10m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 2 m; int. H 0.3m). There is a fosse (Wth 2.9m; D 0.2m) at the external foot of the bank. From NE-SE the bank is absent where a NNW-SSE orientated field drain (Wth 2.5m; D 0.8m) lies across the E side of the site. The fosse encloses the site SW-NE with trace remains visible NE-SW where the fosse is truncated by NNW-SSE and ENE-WSW orientated and field drains. The original entrance is not recognisable. The bank has been broken through by livestock at S, SW, W NW and N but none of these breaks appear to mark the original entrance.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 21 April 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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