Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballincar, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballincar
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.30170, -8.51221
- SMR number
- SL008-130----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a slight rise in gently undulating, lightly wooded, pasture overlooking a stream 20m to the N. Another rath (SL008-129---), in Cregg townland, is located 100m to the W. Views are good to excellent in all directions. Raised roughly circular area (diam. 18m) enclosed by an earth and stone scarp (ext. H 2.75m). From NW-NNE the edge of the site has been removed by a deeply cut modern ENE-WSW orientated track. What appears to be the footings of a wall (Wth 1.05m; int. H 0.1m) or a bank lie along the top of the scarped edge SW-NW. A ramp (Wth 2m) through the scarped edge at ESE marks the position of the original entrance.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.