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Ringfort - rath

Drum West, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Drum West, 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
Drum West
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.31299, -8.45496
SMR number
SL008-185----

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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, with good views in all directions. This is the easternmost of two conjoined raths (the other is SL008-144----) which abut each other on an E-W alignment. This rath consists of a slightly raised circular area (diam. 18m) enclosed by a broad, low earthen bank (Wth 7.1m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.7m). The interior is slightly dished, and slopes down slightly to SSE. At W the enclosing bank abuts the external bank of the second rath (SL008-144----).

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 16 December 2016

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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