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Ringfort - rath

Kilsellagh, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Kilsellagh, 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
Kilsellagh
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.30276, -8.40882
SMR number
SL009-049----

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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

In gently undulating pasture on a slight SSE-facing slope. Natural ground level slopes away steeply from the site SE-NW. Raised circular area (diam. 29m) enclosed by a broad bank of earth (Wth 3.05m; int. H 0.3m). At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.3m). From SE-WNW the bank is absent and the circuit is defined by a scarp (ext. H 1.4m). From WNW-NNW the enclosing element has been removed. A NE-SW orientated field boundary bank crosses the line of the absent enclosing element at WNW and at NNW. An E-W orientated field boundary links to the edge of the site at SE. From SE-NNW the fosse is absent and natural ground level slopes down steeply from the site. 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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