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Ringfort - cashel

Glen Lower, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Glen Lower, 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
Glen Lower
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.33960, -8.42021
SMR number
SL009-060----

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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 pasture, overlooking small stream to the W. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 26m) enclosed by a bank of rubble limestone (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.7m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The bank is made up of rubble limestone and encloses the site WSW-NE. From NE-WSW the bank is absent and the edge of the site is defined by an earthen scarp (ext. H 0.3m). A NNW-SSE orientated field bank and drain crosses the E side of the site intersecting with the bank at NNE and the scarped edge at SE. An ENE-WSW orientated drain abuts the scarped edge SE-SSW. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior is levelled up to compensate for the underlying natural slope.

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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