Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castletown, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.28922, -8.96173
- SMR number
- SL011-018----
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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 on slight E-facing slope in pasture. Raised oval area (32m E-W; 28m N-S) enclosed by a bank (Wth 4.85m; int. H 0.25m) of earth and stone. The bank is made up of earth with many large boulders (av. dims. 1m x 1m x 1m) of limestone and quartzy conglomerates. No fosse is visible at ground level. A break (Wth 2m) through the bank at E marks the position of the original entrance. The entrance is lined by two parallel lines (both L 4m) of boulders, similar to those in the bank material, extending into the interior. A modern break (Wth 3m) cuts through the bank at NNW.
Compiled by: Mark Keegan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Fortificationunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.