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Ringfort - rath

Rahaberna, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rahaberna, 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
Rahaberna
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Wynnes Fort
Coordinates
54.30657, -8.45881
SMR number
SL008-147----

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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 rise in gently undulating pasture and traversed by a meandering WNW-ESE orientated public road that crosses the edge of the site at NW and at E. Roughly circular raised area (diam. c.26m) enclosed by a broad flat-topped bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.85m; int. H 1.5m). At the external base of the bank is a berm (Wth c.10m) and an external scarp (ext. H 1.8m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The site is densely overgrown at the edges at all sides. The internal bank appears to be absent NW-E. The berm is accessible E-SSE. The berm and the external scarp have been removed SE-NW and a modern house has been constructed 20m to the W of the site. The berm and external scarp may be present elsewhere but overgrowth does not allow access. 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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