Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardnaglass Lower, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardnaglass Lower
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.38417, -8.50863
- SMR number
- SL005-080001-
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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 slight N-facing slope in pasture. Two co-joined raths. The northernmost rath is a raised circular area (diam. 19m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 6.9m; int. H 0.95m). No fosse visible. The bank of the southern rath (SL005-080002-) links to the bank of the N enclosure at SSE and at SSW. Original entrance not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.