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Ringfort - cashel

Doonowney, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Doonowney, 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
Doonowney
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
54.36272, -8.55448
SMR number
SL005-102----

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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 steep sided hillock in small wooded area 20m to NW of a farmhouse and yard. Natural ground level falls away steeply from the site WSW-N. Raised circular area (diam. 28m) defined by the remains of a drystone wall. The interior is raised to compensate for the underlying natural slope. From N-E, the enclosing element is a bank of rubble stone (Wth 2m; int. H 0.6m) with no facing evident. From E-SW the walling has been rebuilt (Wth 2m; int. H 1.2m) with the external facing intact and isolated short stretches of the inner facing. From SW-N the footings of the wall remain only (Wth 2.1m; int. H 0.1m) on the raised interior with the raised portion of the interior externally faced with stone (ext. H 1.65m). Original entrance not recognisble.

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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