Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Rathfrask, County Sligo, Ireland
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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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 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
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.