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Ringfort - rath

Creaghadoo, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Creaghadoo, 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
Creaghadoo
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.33661, -8.43474
SMR number
SL009-008001-

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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 S-facing slope in gently undulating mountain pasture. Slightly raised oval area (27m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by a broad bank of earth (Wth 4.4m; int. H 0.5m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. A modern drain has been cut along the external base of the bank NE-SE. A break (Wth 2.7m) in the bank at S with a ramp to the exterior marks the position of the original entrance. There is some irregular rubble stone on the ramp and at the bank terminals indicating that the entrance may have been stone lined. The remains of a hut site (SL009-008002-) are located slightly to S of centre in the interior and a souterrain (SL009-008003-) is located slightly to NNW of centre in the interior.

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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