Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rosses Upper, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rosses Upper
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.31479, -8.55168
- SMR number
- SL008-102001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a flat-topped rise in undulating rocky pasture. Natural ground level slopes down steeply from the monument from S-SSE. Slightly raised, roughly circular area (dims. 23m E-W; 22m N-S) enclosed by a low broad bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.3m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The bank is revetted with limestone slabs laid flat, up to four in height, along the external face SSW-NW and along the internal face SE-S. A drystone field wall lies along the top of the bank NE-SE. A break (Wth 5m) in the bank at N marks the position of the original entrance. A possible souterrain (SL008-102002-) is located to W of centre in the interior.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.