Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castletown, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.29000, -8.98066
- SMR number
- SL011-012----
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Shown on 5 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 in good pasture on a gentle N-facing slope overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Excellent views in all directions are afforded from the site, except from SE-S-W where limited by higher ground. Raised circular area (diam. 22.6m) enclosed by a wide, low bank of earth and stone with evidence for both internal and external stone facing. No fosse. Narrow, stone-lined break (Wth.1m) in bank at ESE is probably the original entrance. Inside the bank at ESE is a possible souterrain (SL011-012001-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.