Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castletown, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.28980, -8.98237
- SMR number
- SL011-011----
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in good pasture, on a gentle N-facing slope, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Excellent views are afforded from the site except from SE-S-WSW where limited by higher ground. Raised circular area (diam. 20.2m) enclosed by a wide, low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 0.3m - 0.7m) with evidence for both internal and external stone facing visible in places. No fosse. Partially stone-lined break in bank (Wth. 1.9m) at E is probably the original entrance. Inside the bank at ESE is a probable souterrain passage or chamber (SL011-011001-). There is also a hole in the bank here which may be connected with this feature.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.