Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Mullaghnaneane, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mullaghnaneane
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.37000, -8.53525
- SMR number
- SL005-076001-
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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 rise, on slight SW-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 23m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.7m int. H 0.2m). No fosse is visible at ground level. From SW-NE, the bank is absent and the site is defined by a scarp. Occasional large blocks of limestone (up to 0.5m square) are located at the base of the bank and scarped edge that seem to be placed as rough revetting. A rectangular quarry hole (6m N-S; 3m E-W; D 0.4m) is located in the interior of the rath on the E side.
A circular annex is located on the SW consisting of a roughly crescent-shaped raised area (N-S 16m; E-W 12m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.95m) E-S and by a scarp (ext. H 1.2m) S-N. From N-NE, the edge of the annex is defined by a gentle slope up into the interior of the rath. From NE-E, the edge of the annex is defined by the bank of the rath. The interior of the annex is 1.4m lower than the interior of the rath. The original entrance to the rath or the annex are not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 25 April 2013
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.