Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Keelty, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Keelty
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.34684, -8.47261
- SMR number
- SL008-056----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a moderate WSW-facing slope, in gently undulating upland pasture. Raised circular area (dims. 22m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by a narrow denuded bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.3m). At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.4-0.7m). From SSE-NW the bank is absent and the site is defined by a scarp (ext. H 1-1.7m). The fosse encloses the site N-SSE and is absent elsewhere. The fosse is best preserved N-ENE and at SE. The original entrance is not recognisable. A small relic oval quarry (dims. 3m NE-SW; 2.5m NW-SE; D 0.4m) lies in the interior at S.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.