Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drum West, County Sligo, Ireland
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----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.