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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
54.36760, -8.54521
SMR number
SL005-103----

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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 rise in gently undulating pasture to the S of a small old farmyard. Views are excellent in all directions. Raised circular area (diam. 24m) defined by a modern drystone wall (Wth 0.8m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.4m). At the base of the wall, on the exterior side, is a low scarp of collapsed limestone rubble (Wth 1.3m; ext. H 1.4m). A break in the wall at WNW (Wth 1.5m) may mark the position of the original entrance. There is a modern break in the wall at SE (Wth 1.4m). A modern NW-SE orientated drystone field wall links to the cashel wall at NW and at ESE.

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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