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Ringfort - cashel

Ballynahowna, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - cashel, Ballynahowna, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballynahowna
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.25522, -8.92661
SMR number
SL011-088001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 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)
  • 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In average to poor pasture, situated on an E-facing slope above the Easky River, which lies 150m to E. Excellent views are afforded in all directions, except at S-SW where they are limited by higher ground. Raised subcircular area (42.2m E-W; 41.7m N-S) enclosed from SSE-N by a largely grass-covered wall of drystone masonry incorporating small quantities of earth. Elsewhere the defining element is a steep scarp faced with massive boulders and stones. No fosse. Original entrance not recognisable. A short distance inside the bank at NW is a small rectangular hut site (SL011-088003-) with an entrance (Wth. 0.6m) in the centre of the N wall. Projecting out from the cashel scarp at SSW is a small square structure (SL011-088004-), possibly an animal shelter. The other three sides of the structure are defined by very wide drystone-built walls (Wth. 2.7m) Only three stones of the wall at the ESE side are still upstanding. There is a possible souterrain (SL011-088002-) in the cashel. The cashel is divided into two approximately equal portions by a NNE-SSW field boundary. Lazy beds traverse the interior.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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