Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Creggyconnell, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creggyconnell
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.31164, -8.52475
- SMR number
- SL008-116----
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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 slight N-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. c.25m) enclosed by a broad bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.15m; int. H 0.4m). At the external foot of the bank is a broad flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4m) and a low external bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.6m). The external bank has been added to in modern times with dumps of field clearance earth and stone NE-SW. From SW-NW the external bank has been incorporated into a SSW-ENE orientated field boundary bank and has been removed NW-N. A break (Wth 2.4m) in the internal bank with a causeway across the fosse at E marks the position of the original entrance. The corresponding entrance break in the external bank has been infilled with field clearance material.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.