Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Urlar, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Urlar
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.34827, -8.51514
- SMR number
- SL008-038----
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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 in gently undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 22m) enclosed by a scarp of earth (ext. H 0.7m). At the external base of the scarp is a fosse (Wth 1.8m). The fosse is visible W-NW only as a band of wetter ground. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.