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
- 54.28831, -8.97871
- SMR number
- SL011-013----
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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 on a gentle N-facing slope overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Raised circular area (diam. 22.4m) enclosed by a wide, low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 6m; int. H 0.2m - 0.8m) with evidence for both internal and external stone facing. No fosse. Poorly defined break in bank at SE (Wth. c.1.9m) probably represents original entrance. There is a second break in the bank at SW. Extending out at right angles for 7.5m from the outer face of the bank at NW is a linear, low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 2.4m; max. H 0.75m). From this point it changes direction and runs for a further 5.5m in a NNE direction (SL013-013001-). Adjoining the E side of the rath is a slightly raised rectangular area (24m NNE-SSW; 7.7m WNW-ESE; max. H 0.4m), probably the remains of an animal enclosure (SL013-013002-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.