Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrownrush (tireragh By., Easky West Ed), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownrush (tireragh By., Easky West Ed)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.29397, -9.02115
- SMR number
- SL011-003----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a gentle N-facing slope overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 22.8m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 2.75m; int. H 0.2m-0.5m; ext H 0.7m). No fosse. Narrow break in bank at WSW (Wth. c. 1m) may mark original entrance. Field clearance including large stones has been thrown up on the bank and within the internal area.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.