Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynahowna, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynahowna
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.25380, -8.92346
- SMR number
- SL011-089----
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Shown on 4 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 an ENE-facing slope overlooking the Easky River, which lies c. 50m to E. Raised approximately oval area (49.8m NNW-SSE; 36.4m ENE-WSW) enclosed by a largely collapsed wall (Wth. 2.1m; H 0.2m - 1.1m) composed largely of drystone masonry interspersed with small quantities of earth. From NE-ENE a short length of mortared stone wall, the last upstanding vestige of a field boundary, has been constructed against the outer face of the cashel wall. Original entrance not recognisable. Centrally located within the interior is an approximately rectangular, raised stone platform (14.4m NNW-SSE; c. 11.5m ENE-WSW; H 0.1- 0.6m) which may mark the remains of a house (SL011-089001-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.