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Ringfort - rath

Gortarowey, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Gortarowey, 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
Gortarowey
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.35098, -8.50861
SMR number
SL008-040----

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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 SSW-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised roughly circular area (diam. 21m) enclosed by a narrow bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.65m; int. H 0.1m). At the external base of the bank is a fosse (Wth 3.25m; D 0.3m). From SE-SW the bank is partially obscured by dumps of field clearance stone. From SW-NW the bank is absent where a NNE-WSW orientated field drain, with a laneway immediately to W, forms the W edge of the site. The fosse encloses the site NE-SE and infilled and not visible at ground level elsewhere. The original entrance is not recognisable.

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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